Weather Records on 7 January 1951

361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1951. Highest significance: Cornelia Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1951

On 7 January 1951, 361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 352 daily.
Cornelia Creek Station set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 7 January 1951.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

361 stations

361 station records on 7 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Torrumbarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

361 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 7 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 7 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1951

Top 20 records on 7 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1951	Cornelia Creek Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Lyndhurst, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Torrumbarry, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Moores Hill, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	all-time snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Broadford Golf Course, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Broadford, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	all-time snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1951	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	36 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

1826 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1951. 1951 had 361 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	275
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1