Weather Records on 16 January 1994

2,003 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1994. Highest significance: Griffiss AFB, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1994

On 16 January 1994, 2,003 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 1,210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 47 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,905 daily.
Griffiss AFB set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -35.0 C (-31.0 F) on 16 January 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 16 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,003 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 762, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 448, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 211, Deepest snow cover 147.

Records on 16 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	762
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	448
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	211
Deepest snow cover	147

Records on 16 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 47, monthly 51, daily 1,905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,578 broken records

Margins by which the 1,578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1994

Top 20 records on 16 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1994	Griffiss AFB, US	all-time low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Pana, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Enderlin 2W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Wytheville, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Marlinton, US	all-time low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Kremlin, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	River Falls, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Langley, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Effingham 3SW, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Bad Axe, US	all-time low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Fergus Falls, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1994	Aitkin 2E, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1994	Harvey 4NE, US	monthly rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 2,003 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	1,443
50 to 100	86
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	4