Weather Records on 16 January 1972

1,724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1972. Highest significance: Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1972

On 16 January 1972, 1,724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 1,441 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 43 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,654 daily.
Oxenford (Oberon Way) set a daily record precipitation of 146.6 mm (5.8 in) on 16 January 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,724 stations

1,724 station records on 16 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,724 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 608, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 833, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 16 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	608
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	833
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 16 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 43, monthly 27, daily 1,654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,509 broken records

Margins by which the 1,509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1972

Top 20 records on 16 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1972	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Greenville Wtp, US	all-time low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Haileybury, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Farmland 5 NNW, US	all-time low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Cambridge City 3 N, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Alderley, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Yabba Station, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Ranfurly, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Bellefontaine, US	all-time low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Bulgunnia, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Galva, US	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Jimna Composite, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1972	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	50 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 1,724 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	1,503
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1