Weather Records on 16 January 2022

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2022. Highest significance: Tryon, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 2022

On 16 January 2022, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 550 daily.
Tryon set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 16 January 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 16 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spartanburg 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ocracoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Primda	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Rose Villa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 16 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 16 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 19, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2022

Top 20 records on 16 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2022	Tryon, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2022	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2022	Baise, CN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2022	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Chiang Rai, TH	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Highlands, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	125 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Coweeta Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Akron Canton AP, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Lead Hill, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Edenton, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Lake Toxaway 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Williamsburg 2 N, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Patuxent River NAS, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Elizabeth City Cgas, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Guilin, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Jasper, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Albany, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2022	Spartanburg 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 years	48 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 576 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 25	418
25 to 50	46
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1