Weather Records on 1 January 1941

792 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1941. Highest significance: Bamberg, DE.

Key Facts for 1 January 1941

On 1 January 1941, 792 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 780 daily.
Bamberg set a daily record precipitation of 26.1 mm (1.0 in) on 1 January 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

792 stations

792 station records on 1 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edithville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

792 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 410, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 1 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	410
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 1 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 780.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

704 broken records

Margins by which the 704 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1941

Top 20 records on 1 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1941	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Edgeley 3WNW, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Lamoni, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Tottenham (Moira Vale), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Sonari, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Grant City, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Fort Frances, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1941	Calvin, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	40 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

1798 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1941. 1941 had 792 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	648
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1