Weather Records on 16 January 1977

1,430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1977. Highest significance: Van Wert 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1977

On 16 January 1977, 1,430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 974 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 33 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,369 daily.
Van Wert 1 S set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -21.7 C (-7.1 F) on 16 January 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,430 stations

1,430 station records on 16 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Tainhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,430 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 412, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 562, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 104.

Records on 16 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	412
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	562
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	104

Records on 16 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 33, monthly 28, daily 1,369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,206 broken records

Margins by which the 1,206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1977

Top 20 records on 16 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1977	Van Wert 1 S, US	all-time low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Mattoon, US	all-time low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Mt Ayr, US	all-time low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Roma Post Office, AU	all-time rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Dennison Wtr Wks, US	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Campbell, US	all-time low min	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Tewkesbury, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Passo Tainhas, BR	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Springfield, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily low min	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Springfield, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	all-time low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1977	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 1,430 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	1,151
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2