Weather Records on 16 January 1966

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1966. Highest significance: Palma 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1966

On 16 January 1966, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 454 daily.
Palma 2 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 16 January 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 16 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swannanoa 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanavara	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-53.5 C (-64.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanavara	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-61.0 C (-77.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Citronelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bajkit	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.7 C (-68.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 16 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 16 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 5, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1966

Top 20 records on 16 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1966	Palma 2 NE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1966	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	N Wilkesboro, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Morganton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Timber Creek Police, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Caetite, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Atwood, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low min	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Banner Elk, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Newport 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Asheville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Wytheville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Ozuluama, MX	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1966	Swannanoa 2 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	36 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 464 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	357
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2