Weather Records on 12 January 1957

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1957. Highest significance: Goalpara, IN.

Key Facts for 12 January 1957

On 12 January 1957, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 373 daily.
Goalpara set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 12 January 1957.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 12 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patharkandi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Massape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1957

Top 20 records on 12 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1957	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1957	Dewan, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	16.1 C (29.0 F)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Patharkandi, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Santo Antonio, BR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Ibiapina, BR	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Morada Nova, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Beatrix, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1957	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1957	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1957	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1957	Irara, BR	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1957	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1957	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1957	Pombal, BR	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1957	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	30 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 376 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 10	226
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3