Weather Records on 7 January 1937

851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1937. Highest significance: Katherine Council, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1937

On 7 January 1937, 851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 408 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 766 daily.
Katherine Council set a daily record precipitation of 173.5 mm (6.8 in) on 7 January 1937.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

851 stations

851 station records on 7 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yonna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

851 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 238, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 7 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	238
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 7 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 59, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1937

Top 20 records on 7 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1937	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1937	Holbrook, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Snowflake, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Bedford, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Tombstone, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Oracle, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Walnut Grove, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Nevada City, US	all-time low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Bowie, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Quincy, US	all-time low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1937	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1937. 1937 had 851 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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Data for records on 1937-01-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	679
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1