Weather Records on 12 January 1951

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1951. Highest significance: Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1951

On 12 January 1951, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 346 daily.
Pieter Meintjies (Sar) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 12 January 1951.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 12 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	444.5 mm (17.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	360.7 mm (14.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	527.1 mm (20.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	313.4 mm (12.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	472.4 mm (18.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	475.2 mm (18.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 12 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 12 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 15, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 428.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1951

Top 20 records on 12 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1951	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1951	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1951	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1951	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1951	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1951	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	444.5 mm (17.5 in)	288.5 mm (11.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Goorganga, AU	daily rain	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	360.7 mm (14.2 in)	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Corinda, AU	monthly rain	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Longreach Post Office, AU	monthly rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Muttaburra, AU	all-time rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	527.1 mm (20.8 in)	428.0 mm (16.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	313.4 mm (12.3 in)	232.1 mm (9.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Evesham Station, AU	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	283.8 mm (11.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Summer Hill, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1951	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	48 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

1794 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 368 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 100	322
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1