Weather Records on 16 January 2001

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2001. Highest significance: Kenton, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 2001

On 16 January 2001, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 726 daily.
Kenton set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 16 January 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 16 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record low minimum temperature	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pipe Spring Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chania	Greece	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Cruces	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 16 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 16 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2001

Top 20 records on 16 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2001	Kenton, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2001	Springer, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2001	Las Animas, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2001	Kenton, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2001	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Springer, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Roy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Gloversville, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Springer, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Regnier, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Kenton, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Amidon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Hanksville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Holly, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2001	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	44 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 753 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	529
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1