Weather Records on 12 January 1935

299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1935. Highest significance: Stanley Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1935

On 12 January 1935, 299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 291 daily.
Stanley Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 12 January 1935.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

299 stations

299 station records on 12 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

299 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 12 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 12 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records

Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1935

Top 20 records on 12 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1935	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1935	Russell, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1935	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1935	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Tbilisi, GE	all-time low max	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Florence, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Jetmore, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Kempton, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Coldwater, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1935	Ft Reno, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 years	22 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1935. 1935 had 299 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 20	241
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1