Weather Records on 31 January 2016

1,147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2016. Highest significance: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 2016

On 31 January 2016, 1,147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
640 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,126 daily.
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 121.0 mm (4.8 in) on 31 January 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,147 stations

1,147 station records on 31 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Killiecrankie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarra Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paraburdoo Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
King Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi Bindi East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stead	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Memana (Babel Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stromlo Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mallacoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrabattgulla (Gilston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn Tafe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grosser Arber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berridale (Myack Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,147 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 342, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 31 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	342
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 31 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

966 broken records

Margins by which the 966 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2016

Top 20 records on 31 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2016	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	100 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 January 2016	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Killiecrankie, AU	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	75 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Strelley, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	97 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	123 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Harwell, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Hillview, AU	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2016	Yarra Creek, AU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2016	German Town, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2016	Whitemark Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2016	Lake Echo Power Station, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2016	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2016	Reno AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	55 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

1800 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2016. 2016 had 1,147 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	956
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1