Weather Records on 10 January 1951

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1951. Highest significance: St Lawrence Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 1951

On 10 January 1951, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 235 daily.
St Lawrence Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 279.4 mm (11.0 in) on 10 January 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 10 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	510.3 mm (20.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yalcowinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1951

Top 20 records on 10 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1951	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1951	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	The Valley, AU	all-time rain	510.3 mm (20.1 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Lammermoor Station, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Homestead, AU	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Netherdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Adelaide Park, AU	daily rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Kunwarara Post Office, AU	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Taua, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Leura, AU	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	1 year	38 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

1799 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1951. 1951 had 249 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 50	177
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1