Weather Records on 10 January 1974

1,685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1974. Highest significance: Tibooburra Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 1974

On 10 January 1974, 1,685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 477 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,641 daily.
Tibooburra Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 178.2 mm (7.0 in) on 10 January 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,685 stations

1,685 station records on 10 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Beilpajah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Wilkurra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Pevensey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwagga (Devon Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,685 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 212, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 265, Heaviest daily rainfall 609, Heaviest daily snowfall 269, Deepest snow cover 115.

Records on 10 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	212
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	265
Heaviest daily rainfall	609
Heaviest daily snowfall	269
Deepest snow cover	115

Records on 10 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 33, daily 1,641.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,433 broken records

Margins by which the 1,433 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

10 January 1974

Top 20 records on 10 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1974	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	all-time rain	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 January 1974	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	all-time rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 January 1974	Booligal (Belmont), AU	all-time rain	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	79 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Ivanhoe (Beilpajah), AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Hay (Corrong), AU	all-time rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	East Toorale (Toorale Station), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1974	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1974	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1974	Daysdale (Dennison Street), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1974	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	58 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

1799 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1974. 1974 had 1,685 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	1,392
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1