Weather Records on 7 January 1912

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1912. Highest significance: Roermond, NL.

Key Facts for 7 January 1912

On 7 January 1912, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 56 daily.
Roermond set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 7 January 1912.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

56 stations

56 station records on 7 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 January 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	12
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 56.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1912

Top 20 records on 7 January 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1912	Roermond, NL	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1912	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Plauen, DE	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low max	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Portland, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Port Dover, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Toledo Blade, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Stratford, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1912	Stratford, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	14 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

1826 to 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1912. 1912 had 56 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 1912
Margin	Records
0 to 10	47
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1