Weather Records on 10 January 2016

868 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 2016. Highest significance: Kuusiku, EE.

Key Facts for 10 January 2016

On 10 January 2016, 868 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 851 daily.
Kuusiku set an all-time record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 10 January 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

868 stations

868 station records on 10 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muresk Agric.College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biglerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakers Hill Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
WFO Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

868 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 10 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 10 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 2016

Top 20 records on 10 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 2016	Kuusiku, EE	all-time rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2016	Millinocket Muni AP, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2016	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Muresk Agric.College, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Biglerville, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	114 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Defiance, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Millheim, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Clarence, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Bakers Hill Csiro, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Zamora, ES	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Lewistown, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2016	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	86 years	45 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

1799 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2016. 2016 had 868 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	754
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1