Weather Records on 16 January 1962

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1962. Highest significance: Hatfield (Clare), AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1962

On 16 January 1962, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 374 daily.
Hatfield (Clare) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 16 January 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

387 stations

387 station records on 16 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woocalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
South Edwards 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Srwsc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Yamba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	59.9 cm (23.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 16 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 16 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1962

Top 20 records on 16 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1962	Hatfield (Clare), AU	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1962	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1962	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1962	Woocalla, AU	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Watertown, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Moorna, AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	South Edwards 1 E, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Itaberaba, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Merbein Srwsc, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Havana, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Denver WSO City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1962	Manna Hill (Four Brothers), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 387 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	296
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1