Weather Records on 7 January 1931

94 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1931. Highest significance: Santa Maria, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1931

On 7 January 1931, 94 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 91 daily.
Santa Maria set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 7 January 1931.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

94 stations

94 station records on 7 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.3 C (-56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.6 C (-57.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.3 C (-65.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-56.7 C (-70.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

94 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 91.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1931

Top 20 records on 7 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1931	Santa Maria, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1931	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1931	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Pinal Rch, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Chita, RU	daily low min	-49.3 C (-56.7 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Cap Chat, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily low min	-49.6 C (-57.3 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Cap Chat, CA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Tomsk, RU	daily low min	-54.3 C (-65.7 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Irkutsk, RU	daily low max	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1931	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1931. 1931 had 94 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	65
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1