Weather Records on 31 January 1951

1,192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1951. Highest significance: Doctors Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1951

On 31 January 1951, 1,192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 580 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 37 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,133 daily.
Doctors Creek set a daily record precipitation of 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 31 January 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,192 stations

1,192 station records on 31 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Derrylin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,192 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 433, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 227, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 31 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	433
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	227
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 31 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 37, monthly 22, daily 1,133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,021 broken records

Margins by which the 1,021 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 226.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1951

Top 20 records on 31 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1951	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Caboonbah, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Peachester, AU	monthly rain	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	179.9 mm (7.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	monthly rain	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Bateman Rch, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Bosque del Apache, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1951	Mountainair, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	47 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

1800 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1951. 1951 had 1,192 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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).