Weather Records on 16 January 1968

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1968. Highest significance: Kangaroo Hills Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1968

On 16 January 1968, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 520 daily.
Kangaroo Hills Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 214.9 mm (8.5 in) on 16 January 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 16 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Qabala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alberrie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shottery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 16 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 16 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1968

Top 20 records on 16 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1968	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	monthly rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1968	Mulyungarie, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1968	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1968	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Marhaura(Amnar), IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Erudina, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Qabala, AZ	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Keeroongooloo, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Fort Resolution A, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Buxton, GB	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1968	Martin U of T Branch Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	43 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 536 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	399
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2