Weather Records on 31 January 1957

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1957. Highest significance: Greeneville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1957

On 31 January 1957, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 545 daily.
Greeneville Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 31 January 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 31 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 31 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 31 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1957

Top 20 records on 31 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1957	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1957	Asheville, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1957	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Palmetto, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Glengyle, AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Moa Island Mission, AU	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Ashton 1N, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Zamenkomst, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1957	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	42 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

1800 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1957. 1957 had 563 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	423
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2