January 2016 United States winter storm

blizzard in January 2016 affecting the eastern United States
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Summary

January 2016 United States winter storm is a blizzard[1]. It draws 3,275 Wikipedia views per month (blizzard category, ranking #3 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • January 2016 United States winter storm is in the country of United States[3].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's instance of is recorded as blizzard[4].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's instance of is recorded as Arctic oscillation[5].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm took place at Mid-Atlantic[6].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm is part of January 2016 Northern Hemisphere cold wave[7].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm is part of 2015–16 North American winter[8].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's Commons category is recorded as North American blizzard of 2016[9].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm began on January 18, 2016[10].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm ended on January 29, 2016[11].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm resulted in {'amount': '+55'} deaths[12].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Snowzilla'}[13].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '霸王寒流'}[14].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '霸王寒潮'}[15].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's number of casualties is recorded as {'amount': '+55'}[16].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+42'}[17].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+40.5'}[18].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+38.5'}[19].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+38.3'}[20].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+35.2'}[21].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+34'}[22].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+32'}[23].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+31.5'}[24].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+30.5'}[25].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+30.2'}[26].
  • January 2016 United States winter storm's precipitation height is recorded as {'unit': 'inch', 'amount': '+30'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include blizzard[4] and Arctic oscillation[5].

Use and Application

Part of include January 2016 Northern Hemisphere cold wave[7], a cold wave[28] and 2015–16 North American winter[8], a winter[29], in United States[30].

Why It Matters

January 2016 United States winter storm draws 3,275 Wikipedia views per month (blizzard category, ranking #3 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . chinatimes.com. Retrieved . chinatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . twitter.com. Retrieved . twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . twitter.com. Retrieved . twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . weather.gov. Retrieved . weather.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . weather.gov. Retrieved . weather.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . weather.gov. Retrieved . weather.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · BlueHypercane761 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → January 2016 Northern Hemisphere cold wave, 2015–16 North American winter
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: 2015–16 North American winter"
  2. 24d ago · BlueHypercane761 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 11
    Start time → +2016-01-18T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'pa', 'pt', 'ru', 'simple']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Start time: 18 January 2016"
  3. 6w ago · BlueHypercane761 · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Instance of → blizzard, Arctic oscillation
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+55'}
    Country → United States
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Locator map image: January 2016 United States blizzard path.png"
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