Weather Records on 16 January 2011

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2011. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 2011

On 16 January 2011, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 941 daily.
Newport set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 16 January 2011.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 16 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clackamas Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kraft Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nehalem 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salt River Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toketee Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Star	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darkhorse Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloody Dick	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 123.

Records on 16 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	123

Records on 16 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 47, daily 941.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2011

Top 20 records on 16 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2011	Newport, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 January 2011	Union, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2011	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2011	Cove 1 E, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2011	Cascadia, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2011	Stampede Pass, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2011	Oconaluftee, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2011	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Longview, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Harlingen, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Otis 2 NE, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Clackamas Lake, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Black Point, AU	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Kraft Creek, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2011	Nehalem 9 NE, US	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 996 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	2,400
2025	684
2026	506

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Data for records on 2011-01-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	757
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1