Weather Records on 16 January 1982

1,121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1982. Highest significance: Fazenda Alegria, BR.

Key Facts for 16 January 1982

On 16 January 1982, 1,121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 479 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Fazenda Alegria set a monthly record daily precipitation of 175.1 mm (6.9 in) on 16 January 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,121 stations

1,121 station records on 16 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fazenda Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	175.1 mm (6.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kincaid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bygana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maljamar	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,121 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 299, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 184.

Records on 16 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	299
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	184

Records on 16 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 23, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1982

Top 20 records on 16 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1982	Fazenda Alegria, BR	monthly rain	175.1 mm (6.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1982	Anacortes, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Aneroid, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Alicante, ES	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	New Carlisle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Kincaid, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Murcia/San Javier, ES	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Cullowhee, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Custer, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Purcellville, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Bygana Station, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Marquette, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Quambone (Carwell), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1982	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 1,121 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	2,400
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	743
50 to 100	86
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1