Weather Records on 10 January 1957

1,245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1957. Highest significance: Borio, IN.

Key Facts for 10 January 1957

On 10 January 1957, 1,245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,170 daily.
Borio set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 10 January 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,245 stations

1,245 station records on 10 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kundahit	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monghyr	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,245 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 656, Heaviest daily snowfall 189, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	656
Heaviest daily snowfall	189
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 74, daily 1,170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,087 broken records

Margins by which the 1,087 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 246.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1957

Top 20 records on 10 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1957	Borio, IN	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1957	Amarpara, IN	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1957	Galesburg, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1957	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1957	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1957	Marnai, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1957	Mahua, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1957	Kundahit, IN	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Lakhipur, IN	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Goalpara, IN	monthly rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Malda, IN	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Sheikhpura, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Pachamba, IN	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Assobani, IN	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Akbarpur, IN	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Berhampore, IN	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Balurghat, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1957	Damra, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	55 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1957. 1957 had 1,245 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 January 1957
Margin	Records
0 to 50	988
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3