Weather Records on 16 January 1995

1,381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1995. Highest significance: Worland, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1995

On 16 January 1995, 1,381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
877 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 160 monthly and 1,219 daily.
Worland set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 16 January 1995.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,381 stations

1,381 station records on 16 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Worland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Philadelphia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trotters 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,381 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 420, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 457, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 354, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 16 January 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	420
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	457
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 16 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 160, daily 1,219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,144 broken records

Margins by which the 1,144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 186.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1995

Top 20 records on 16 January 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1995	Worland, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	78 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1995	Gulnare, AU	all-time rain	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1995	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1995	Hatteras, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1995	Thermopolis, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1995	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Rangely 1E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Franklin, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Elyria 3 E, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Oberlin, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Divisa de Anitapolis, BR	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Chardon, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	New Philadelphia, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Trotters 3 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 years	52 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,381 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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Data for records on 1995-01-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	1,048
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	12
100 to 125	10
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2