Weather Records on 12 January 1944

119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1944. Highest significance: Tulita A, CA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1944

On 12 January 1944, 119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 113 daily.
Tulita A set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 12 January 1944.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

119 stations

119 station records on 12 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wahluke	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

119 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 12 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 12 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

106 broken records

Margins by which the 106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1944

Top 20 records on 12 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1944	Tulita A, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1944	Gumla, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1944	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1944	Ada, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1944	Burrwood Wb, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1944	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1944	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1944	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1944	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Reit Im Winkl, DE	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Austwell, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Skara 1, SE	daily low max	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	monthly snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Fort McPherson, CA	daily high min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Coleman, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Henderson, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1944	Tulita A, CA	monthly rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	20 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 119 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 20	84
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1