Weather Records on 7 January 1974

892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1974. Highest significance: Eromanga - Webber St, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1974

On 7 January 1974, 892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 848 daily.
Eromanga - Webber St set an all-time record daily precipitation of 218.0 mm (8.6 in) on 7 January 1974.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

892 stations

892 station records on 7 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.1 mm (8.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newhall S Fc32Ce	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yannergee (Dobroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalang Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

892 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 537, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 7 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	537
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 7 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 32, daily 848.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1974

Top 20 records on 7 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1974	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	all-time rain	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Hebel Store, AU	all-time rain	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	18 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Goodooga (Mogila), AU	all-time rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Mount Margaret, AU	all-time rain	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	all-time rain	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	monthly rain	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Goodooga Post Office, AU	all-time rain	207.1 mm (8.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Bellata Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1974	Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1974	Newhall S Fc32Ce, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	67 years	59 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1974. 1974 had 892 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	664
50 to 100	89
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2