Weather Records on 16 January 2019

512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2019. Highest significance: Chuuk WSO AP, FM.

Key Facts for 16 January 2019

On 16 January 2019, 512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 488 daily.
Chuuk WSO AP set a daily record precipitation of 144.3 mm (5.7 in) on 16 January 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

512 stations

512 station records on 16 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Phantom Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Da-Qaidam	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.9 C (116.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Los Toros	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leavitt Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salsipuedes Gaging STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.6 C (117.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Griffith Airport AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.4 C (115.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holzkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Franklin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yongala	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.3 C (115.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Visitors Centre	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bahrain (Int. Airpo	Bahrain	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

512 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 16 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 16 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 14, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

442 broken records

Margins by which the 442 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2019

Top 20 records on 16 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2019	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2019	Xai Xai, MZ	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2019	Bagdad, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Phantom Rch, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Moberly, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Da-Qaidam, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Kellerberrin, AU	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Dulan, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Macomb, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Topaz Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Tiksi, RU	daily high max	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Colfax, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	New Harmony, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Bowling Green 1 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Canton L&D 20, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Lynch, US	daily high min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2019	Vernal, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	118 years	41 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2019. 2019 had 512 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	2,401
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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	418
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1