Weather Records on 16 January 1993

1,351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1993. Highest significance: Sargents, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1993

On 16 January 1993, 1,351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
828 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 112 monthly and 1,228 daily.
Sargents set an all-time record daily precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 16 January 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,351 stations

1,351 station records on 16 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sargents	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Resorts Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anza	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Staplehurst	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague River 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,351 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 381, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 447, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 228.

Records on 16 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	381
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	447
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	228

Records on 16 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 112, daily 1,228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,133 broken records

Margins by which the 1,133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1993

Top 20 records on 16 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1993	Sargents, US	all-time rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1993	Bend, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1993	Descanso Rs, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1993	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Ephrata AP, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Termo 1 E, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Ness City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Desert Resorts Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Kinalung (Munka), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Lovelock, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Callao, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Claflin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Stratton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Wallowa, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Battle Mountain 4SE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	49 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1993. 1993 had 1,351 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	1,054
100 to 200	53
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1