Weather Records on 12 January 1942

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1942. Highest significance: Goombungee Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1942

On 12 January 1942, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 324 daily.
Goombungee Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 12 January 1942.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 12 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-40.9 C (-41.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 12 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 12 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1942

Top 20 records on 12 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1942	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1942	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1942	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Battleford, CA	monthly high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Dover, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Millington 1 SE, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Saentis, CH	daily low max	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Ipswich, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Salome 6 SE, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Woodstock, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Quakertown, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Yuma Wb City, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1942	Barkerville, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 327 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 200	271
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	2
1000 to 1200	1