Weather Records on 4 January 2016

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2016. Highest significance: Bodalla Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 2016

On 4 January 2016, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 582 daily.
Bodalla Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 127.6 mm (5.0 in) on 4 January 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

618 stations

618 station records on 4 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cobargo (Wandella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Verona (Shiloh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tabilk (Tahbilk Winery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thredbo AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel (Cottesloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Numeralla (Glocca Morra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Lower (Araluen Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Khan Yunis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suhana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olenek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kulnura (Mangrove Creek Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Blanchards Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 4 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 4 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2016

Top 20 records on 4 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2016	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2016	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2016	Cobargo (Wandella), AU	monthly rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2016	Molina de Aragon, ES	monthly rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2016	Zamora, ES	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2016	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2016	Nagambie (Goulburn Weir), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2016	Tuross, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Qionghai, CN	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Belowra Station, AU	monthly rain	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Verona (Shiloh), AU	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Tabilk (Tahbilk Winery), AU	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Brogo (Hawks Head Road), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Thredbo AWS, AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2016	Pirlta, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	52 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 618 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 2016-01-04: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	501
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1