Weather Records on 16 January 2020

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2020. Highest significance: Beebyn, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 2020

On 16 January 2020, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
781 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,068 daily.
Beebyn set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 16 January 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 16 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beebyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico Tamps	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 355, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 426, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 16 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	355
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	426
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 16 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 1,068.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

916 broken records

Margins by which the 916 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2020

Top 20 records on 16 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2020	Beebyn, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2020	Maudal, NO	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2020	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2020	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Tipton 4S Mesonet, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Yuinmery, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Mineral Wells AP, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Preston Reservoir, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Hatch, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Gwalior, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Tingha Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2020	Melbourne Airport, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 1,098 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	892
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1