Weather Records on 7 January 1971

927 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1971. Highest significance: Stillwater Rsvr, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1971

On 7 January 1971, 927 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 619 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 31 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 878 daily.
Stillwater Rsvr set a daily record snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 7 January 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

927 stations

927 station records on 7 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ures (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockland	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

927 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 324, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 295, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 7 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	324
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	295
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 7 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 31, monthly 18, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1971

Top 20 records on 7 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1971	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Ranfurly, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	High Prairie, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Estancia 4N, US	all-time low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Laguna, US	all-time low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Crested Butte, US	all-time low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Hollister, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Challis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Busby, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Bosque del Apache, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Bernalillo, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Vaughn, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Snowflake, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1971	Saguache, US	all-time low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	36 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

1826 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1971. 1971 had 927 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 50	720
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1