Weather Records on 12 January 1953

1,207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1953. Highest significance: Weimar, DE.

Key Facts for 12 January 1953

On 12 January 1953, 1,207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
926 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Weimar set a daily record snow depth of 29.0 cm (11.4 in) on 12 January 1953.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,207 stations

1,207 station records on 12 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,207 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 506, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 420, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 12 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	506
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	420
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 12 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 123, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,032 broken records

Margins by which the 1,032 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1953

Top 20 records on 12 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1953	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1953	Rabula (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1953	Port Shepstone, ZA	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Magarwara, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Chatsu, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Kloofend, ZA	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Lalitpur, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Oroville 1 N, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1953	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1953	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1953	Bliss 4 NW, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	32 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 1,207 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 50	1,014
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1