Weather Records on 14 January 2016

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 2016. Highest significance: Ovezande, NL.

Key Facts for 14 January 2016

On 14 January 2016, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 424 daily.
Ovezande set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 14 January 2016.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 14 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ovezande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Terneuzen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kapellebrug	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schoondijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noisy Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa Wtr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hierro/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saffle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rygge	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 14 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 14 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 2016

Top 20 records on 14 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 2016	Ovezande, NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	'S Heerenhoek, NL	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Terneuzen, NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Tanana AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Stavenisse, NL	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Kapellebrug, NL	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Krabbendijke, NL	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Philippine, NL	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Kloosterzande, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Schoondijke, NL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Hoek_van_Holland_1, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Anfa, MA	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Gambona, CG	all-time high min	24.5 C (76.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Rilland, NL	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Noisy Basin, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2016	Kristinehamn, SE	daily low max	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	35 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

1794 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 434 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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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 20	360
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2