Weather Records on 21 January 2016

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2016. Highest significance: Innadong, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 2016

On 21 January 2016, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 568 daily.
Innadong set a daily record precipitation of 30.4 mm (1.2 in) on 21 January 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 21 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nalyerlup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Stirlings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ekamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kjevik	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.9 C (-32.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plumbago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 21 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 21 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2016

Top 20 records on 21 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2016	Innadong, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2016	Puri, IN	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2016	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2016	Balladonia, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Kirup, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Blaine, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Galena, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Hoquiam Bowerman AP, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Chon Buri, TH	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Norris, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Elma, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Tamaru, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily low min	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Nalyerlup, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Arlington, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2016	Belleville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	70 years	42 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

1793 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 580 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,387
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 100	489
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1