Weather Records on 16 January 1976

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1976. Highest significance: Askham, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 January 1976

On 16 January 1976, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 569 daily.
Askham set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 16 January 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 16 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Askham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kanevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Keats Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	212.0 cm (83.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	179.0 cm (70.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annette AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 16 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 16 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 720.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1976

Top 20 records on 16 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1976	Askham, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Kanevskaja, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Timasevskaja, RU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Port Keats Police, AU	daily rain	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	212.0 cm (83.5 in)	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Slavjansk-Na-Kubani, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Skjomen, NO	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	E Tawas, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1976	Langara, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	35 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 593 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	449
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1