Weather Records on 16 January 2010

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2010. Highest significance: Creighton, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 2010

On 16 January 2010, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 713 daily.
Creighton set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 16 January 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 16 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Howells	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 6 S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ouessant	France	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel Z Romualdez	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bambari	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Victoria (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Labuan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 104.

Records on 16 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	104

Records on 16 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 17, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2010

Top 20 records on 16 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2010	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2010	Audubon, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2010	Ashland #2, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2010	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Lyons, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Howells, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Osceola, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Randolph 6 S, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Ouessant, FR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Pocahontas, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Iroquois, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Daniel Z Romualdez, PH	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Bishop, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Bambari, CF	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	48 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 739 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 2010
Margin	Records
0 to 100	540
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	2