Weather Records on 12 January 1954

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1954. Highest significance: Gohpur, IN.

Key Facts for 12 January 1954

On 12 January 1954, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 425 daily.
Gohpur set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 12 January 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 12 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 12 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 12 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1954

Top 20 records on 12 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1954	Gohpur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Belleville, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Riva, IT	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Dundurn, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1954	Trenton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1954	Brockville, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1954	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1954	Chula Vista, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1954	Adams, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1954	Poughkeepsie, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1954	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1954	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1954	Gagetown 2, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1954	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	47 years	28 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 427 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	341
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1