Weather Records on 31 January 1967

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1967. Highest significance: Sterkfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 January 1967

On 31 January 1967, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 590 daily.
Sterkfontein set an all-time record daily precipitation of 190.2 mm (7.5 in) on 31 January 1967.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

637 stations

637 station records on 31 January 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middelweg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 31 January 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 31 January 1967 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 34, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1967

Top 20 records on 31 January 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1967	Sterkfontein, ZA	all-time rain	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1967	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Palmiet, Kokstad, ZA	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Bokfontein, Franklin, ZA	all-time rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Leribe, LS	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Keble, ZA	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Doornbult, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Middelweg, ZA	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1967	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	44 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1967. 1967 had 637 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 100	555
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1