Weather Records on 7 January 1957

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1957. Highest significance: Walcha Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1957

On 7 January 1957, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 332 daily.
Walcha Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 7 January 1957.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 7 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oliver Stp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1957

Top 20 records on 7 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1957	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1957	Chendipada, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Campo Grande (Augusto Severo), BR	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Cajazeiras, BR	daily rain	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Moncton, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Estancia, BR	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Wilo (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1957	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1957	Acude Bonito, BR	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1957	Hafslo, NO	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1957	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1957	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 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

1826 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1957. 1957 had 338 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	247
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2