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Weather Records on 1 January 1912

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1912. Highest significance: Young Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1912

  • On 1 January 1912, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Young Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 1 January 1912.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 1 January 1912 34 station records on 1 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 1 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Young Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.2 mm (2.4 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.9 mm (1.7 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
DartmouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lue StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
YassAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Burra BurraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
CoonimbiaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high maximum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
LlangollenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 1 January 1912 by type Records set or tied on 1 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 1 January 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 January 1912 by timescale Records on 1 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33.
Records on 1 January 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1912 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2410 to 20: 220 to 30: 230 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 1024
10 to 202
20 to 302
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1912
Top 20 records on 1 January 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 January 1912Young Post Office, AUdaily rain60.2 mm (2.4 in)49.3 mm (1.9 in)13 years42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1912Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)34.5 mm (1.4 in)39 years40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1912Dartmouth, AUdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)18 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Belltrees 1, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Lue Station, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Walgett (Goangra), AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Yass, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Orebro, SEdaily high max5.5 C (41.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Karesuando, SEdaily rain2.4 mm (0.09 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high max6.0 C (42.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Warren (Eenaweena), AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Warren (Mumblebone), AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Vestervig, DKdaily high max7.9 C (46.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Burra Burra, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1912Gosford (Gertrude Place), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)

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

1798 to 1912
Records on 01-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1912. 1912 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001798: 11800: 21805: 11806: 21825: 11834: 11843: 31853: 11854: 21855: 11860: 41861: 11864: 11868: 21871: 41875: 21876: 21877: 31878: 11879: 21880: 21881: 21882: 11883: 41887: 11888: 31889: 51890: 31891: 21893: 41895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 31899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 91903: 11904: 61905: 191906: 151907: 181908: 51909: 171910: 101911: 251912: 341913: 481914: 221915: 631916: 311917: 501918: 1341919: 621920: 571921: 1211922: 591923: 1411924: 3571925: 1331926: 1491927: 1121928: 7601929: 551930: 3101931: 2111932: 2911933: 501934: 3641935: 2131936: 3021937: 6271938: 3521939: 4251940: 3061941: 7921942: 6611943: 4191944: 2721945: 4591946: 1831947: 5951948: 9541949: 4511950: 5161951: 3671952: 1,3431953: 1971954: 4931955: 2871956: 3061957: 2181958: 2951959: 4241960: 9581961: 7191962: 4911963: 5861964: 1,3191965: 5201966: 1,1381967: 2721968: 1,0101969: 9551970: 9191971: 8111972: 3571973: 8051974: 1,8831975: 4051976: 8551977: 1,0421978: 6961979: 3,0851980: 4081981: 8541982: 9381983: 7361984: 1,5821985: 1,1021986: 4661987: 1,2271988: 1,0861989: 5531990: 3671991: 7071992: 1,0021993: 7881994: 5221995: 6661996: 1,3601997: 2,6011998: 9641999: 7702000: 7012001: 1,4322002: 7952003: 1,0242004: 6382005: 1,2272006: 1,1842007: 1,5402008: 6632009: 6802010: 8162011: 1,4982012: 1,2162013: 7032014: 5452015: 7862016: 5702017: 5942018: 2,1182019: 8652020: 5232021: 5892022: 2,4102023: 1,6522024: 3702025: 3332026: 8481798187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1912. 1912 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-01 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18002
18051
18062
18251
18341
18433
18531
18542
18551
18604
18611
18641
18682
18714
18752
18762
18773
18781
18792
18802
18812
18821
18834
18871
18883
18895
18903
18912
18934
18952
18961
18973
18983
18993
19004
19014
19029
19031
19046
190519
190615
190718
19085
190917
191010
191125
191234
191348
191422
191563
191631
191750
1918134
191962
192057
1921121
192259
1923141
1924357
1925133
1926149
1927112
1928760
192955
1930310
1931211
1932291
193350
1934364
1935213
1936302
1937627
1938352
1939425
1940306
1941792
1942661
1943419
1944272
1945459
1946183
1947595
1948954
1949451
1950516
1951367
19521,343
1953197
1954493
1955287
1956306
1957218
1958295
1959424
1960958
1961719
1962491
1963586
19641,319
1965520
19661,138
1967272
19681,010
1969955
1970919
1971811
1972357
1973805
19741,883
1975405
1976855
19771,042
1978696
19793,085
1980408
1981854
1982938
1983736
19841,582
19851,102
1986466
19871,227
19881,086
1989553
1990367
1991707
19921,002
1993788
1994522
1995666
19961,360
19972,601
1998964
1999770
2000701
20011,432
2002795
20031,024
2004638
20051,227
20061,184
20071,540
2008663
2009680
2010816
20111,498
20121,216
2013703
2014545
2015786
2016570
2017594
20182,118
2019865
2020523
2021589
20222,410
20231,652
2024370
2025333
2026848

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).