Weather Records on 10 January 1942

1,097 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1942. Highest significance: Brockville, CA.

Key Facts for 10 January 1942

On 10 January 1942, 1,097 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 976 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 1,094 daily.
Brockville set a daily record snowfall of 29.2 cm (11.5 in) on 10 January 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,097 stations

1,097 station records on 10 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,097 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 429, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 547, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 10 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	429
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	547
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 10 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 1,094.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

944 broken records

Margins by which the 944 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1942

Top 20 records on 10 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1942	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1942	Arcadia, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1942	Brockville, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1942	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Duck Hill, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Marble Hill, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Birch Tree, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Collingwood, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Port Dover, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	State UNIV, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Poplar Bluff, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Sikeston, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Bee Branch, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Conway, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Harrison, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Hastings, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Canton 4N, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1942	Koshkonong, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	36 years	29 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

1799 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1942. 1942 had 1,097 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 200	939
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1