Weather Records on 16 January 1971

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1971. Highest significance: Bar Harbor 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1971

On 16 January 1971, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 606 daily.
Bar Harbor 3 NW set a daily record snow depth of 94.0 cm (37.0 in) on 16 January 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 16 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 892	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Watervale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-53.3 C (-63.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan (Rodmell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tsokwane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St Elias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penticton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 16 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 16 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 15, daily 606.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1971

Top 20 records on 16 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1971	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Blyde (Bos), ZA	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Waimea 892, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Salique (Bos), ZA	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Bulsfontein, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Valencia Estates, ZA	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Colinet, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.7 cm (9.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Malelane, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Champagne (Naf), ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	New Meadows Rs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1971	Grimsby, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	39 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 628 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 100	477
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1