Weather Records on 16 January 2006

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2006. Highest significance: Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR.

Key Facts for 16 January 2006

On 16 January 2006, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 724 daily.
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 16 January 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 16 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villalba 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Beach (Sunrise Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Dalblair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barnes STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Old Bakery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Chilchotla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction 6ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 346, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	346
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

557 broken records

Margins by which the 557 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2006

Top 20 records on 16 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2006	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Villalba 1 SE, PR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Palm Beach (Sunrise Road), AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Aceituna Wtp, PR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	129 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Winton (Dalblair), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Superior, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Ashland #2, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Lakin, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Sivas, TR	monthly low min	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Toledo 3N, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Beloit, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2006	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	40 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 746 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	548
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1