Weather Records on 16 January 2016

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2016. Highest significance: Kookabookra, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 2016

On 16 January 2016, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 446 daily.
Kookabookra set a daily record precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 16 January 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 16 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rural Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Chichester (Simmonds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dachen Dao	China	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredriksberg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chelan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Messina	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nowendoc (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi (Timor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bayandelger	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Segeza	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irbejskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 16 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 16 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2016

Top 20 records on 16 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2016	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	110 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2016	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2016	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Salina 3 W, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Pine Ridge (Billabong), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Ft Meade, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Nantucket Mem AP, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Malacca, MY	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Newman, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Arcadia, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Panguitch, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Sugar City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Rural Hall, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Segen-Kyuel, RU	daily high max	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	10.3 C (18.5 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Upper Chichester (Simmonds), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Panguitch, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2016	Hialeah, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	72 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

1795 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 453 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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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	354
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1