Weather Records on 16 January 1980

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1980. Highest significance: Humboldt 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1980

On 16 January 1980, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
489 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 944 daily.
Humboldt 3 W set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 16 January 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 16 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chorrocho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eddyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mollerin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Janesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 442, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 423, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	442
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 944.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

801 broken records

Margins by which the 801 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1980

Top 20 records on 16 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1980	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1980	Venustiano Carranza, MX	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1980	York, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Iowa City, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Montezuma 1 W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Washington Is, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Rio Piracicaba, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Paracuru, BR	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Des Moines Intl AP, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Chorrocho, BR	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Meeline Station, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1980	Sigourney, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 965 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 20	753
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2