Weather Records on 16 January 1996

995 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1996. Highest significance: Frederick Police Brks, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1996

On 16 January 1996, 995 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
542 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 974 daily.
Frederick Police Brks set a daily record snow depth of 83.8 cm (33.0 in) on 16 January 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

995 stations

995 station records on 16 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
S Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Pass Hwy STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Migliavaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 5 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suffern	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beira	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harare (Kutsaga)	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

995 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 378, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 210.

Records on 16 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	378
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	210

Records on 16 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 974.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

725 broken records

Margins by which the 725 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1996

Top 20 records on 16 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1996	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1996	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1996	New Park, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1996	Palmerton, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1996	S Mtn, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	66.1 cm (26.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1996	Clover Valley, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Beavertown 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Emigrant Pass Hwy STN, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Berlin 5 S, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Antonio Prado, BR	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Emmitsburg 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Woodstock, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	New Bedford Coop, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Ware, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Conshohocken, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Gorakhpur, IN	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Winchester Airport 3 E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	47 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 995 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 200	679
200 to 400	29
400 to 600	9
600 to 800	7
800 to 1000	1