Weather Records on 16 January 2007

1,962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2007. Highest significance: Clayton Muni Air Pk, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 2007

On 16 January 2007, 1,962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
817 were record highs and 790 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,922 daily.
Clayton Muni Air Pk set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 16 January 2007.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,962 stations

1,962 station records on 16 January 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Chenalho (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanami Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merwin Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,962 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 456, Lowest daily maximum 455, Highest daily minimum 361, Lowest daily minimum 335, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 16 January 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	456
Lowest daily maximum	455
Highest daily minimum	361
Lowest daily minimum	335
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 16 January 2007 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 30, daily 1,922.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,581 broken records

Margins by which the 1,581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2007

Top 20 records on 16 January 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2007	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2007	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2007	Benton 2 N, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Newark, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	San Pedro Chenalho (Dge), MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Dekalb, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Walsh 1 W, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Santa Fe 2, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Haiwee, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Cerro, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Big Fk 1 SSE, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Saguache, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Rexford, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Tanami Downs, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Glorieta, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2007	Villanueva, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	46 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2007. 2007 had 1,962 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	1,556
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1