Weather Records on 10 January 1954

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1954. Highest significance: Carbondale Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1954

On 10 January 1954, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 425 daily.
Carbondale Sewage Plt set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 10 January 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 10 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bronson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 10 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 10 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1954

Top 20 records on 10 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1954	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1954	Gotska Sandon, SE	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Bisalpur, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Unchhera, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	New Burnside, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Ghatampur, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Khajwa, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Harrisburg, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Khutar, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Bologna, IT	daily low min	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Walebing, AU	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Palani, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1954	Parma, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 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

1799 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1954. 1954 had 433 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	318
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1