Weather Records on 12 January 2016

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2016. Highest significance: Bobruisk, BY.

Key Facts for 12 January 2016

On 12 January 2016, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 376 daily.
Bobruisk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 12 January 2016.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 12 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bobruisk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Borisov	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amilcar Cabral Intl	Cape Verde	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toropec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tekirdag	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rakhov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tok	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Addis Ababa-Bole	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poretta	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sinop	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Samsun	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bursa	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Makedonia	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gafsa	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaccio	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aioun Elatrouss	Mauritania	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tabligbo	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pisa	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katsuura	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koutiala	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokrovskaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Noumerat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 12 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 12 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 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

12 January 2016

Top 20 records on 12 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2016	Bobruisk, BY	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2016	Borisov, BY	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2016	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2016	Amilcar Cabral Intl, CV	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2016	Riversleigh Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2016	Toropec, RU	monthly rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2016	Northdale, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2016	Hvar, HR	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2016	Naha, JP	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2016	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2016	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2016	Bastia, FR	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2016	Dzhikimda, RU	daily high min	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2016	Westerville, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2016	El-Golea, DZ	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2016	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2016	Balmorhea, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2016	Ouesso, CG	daily high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2016	Zyrjanka, RU	daily high max	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 400 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	345
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1