Weather Records on 12 January 1971

763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1971. Highest significance: Steppes (Old Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1971

On 12 January 1971, 763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 722 daily.
Steppes (Old Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 12 January 1971.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

763 stations

763 station records on 12 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Habary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	205.3 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astor Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campos Sales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockland	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wind River	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Porcos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

763 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 12 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 12 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 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

12 January 1971

Top 20 records on 12 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1971	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1971	Habary, RU	monthly rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Gemsbokfontein, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Pedro II, BR	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Ibiapaba, BR	all-time rain	205.3 mm (8.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Bochum-1, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Newport, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Astor Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Buntzen Lake, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Challis, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Drain, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Summit, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1971	Sao Joao Do Sabugi, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	34 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 763 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 50	566
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	3