Weather Records on 7 January 1941

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1941. Highest significance: Biamble, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1941

On 7 January 1941, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 294 daily.
Biamble set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 7 January 1941.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 7 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 7 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 7 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 4, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1941

Top 20 records on 7 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1941	Biamble, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	all-time rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Premer Post Office, AU	all-time rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Villupuram, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1941	Malvern Hills, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1941	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1941	Clark, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	34 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1941. 1941 had 303 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 50	258
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1