Weather Records on 12 January 1931

142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1931. Highest significance: Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1931

On 12 January 1931, 142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 136 daily.
Fort Fordyce (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 12 January 1931.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

142 stations

142 station records on 12 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

142 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

116 broken records

Margins by which the 116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1931

Top 20 records on 12 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1931	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1931	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1931	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1931	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1931	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1931	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1931	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1931	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1931	Biloxi, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1931	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	Thomasville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	Katberg (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	Natchez, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	Pathalipam, IN	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1931	Pinopolis, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	24 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

1794 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 142 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 25	100
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1