Weather Records on 7 January 1975

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1975. Highest significance: Hardwick, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1975

On 7 January 1975, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 719 daily.
Hardwick set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 7 January 1975.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 7 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Ems	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bischbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 158, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 7 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	158
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 7 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 269.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1975

Top 20 records on 7 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1975	Hardwick, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Boonara, AU	all-time rain	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Pitkin, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Arrozeira, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Midland, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Sussex, CA	all-time snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Arlington 1 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Philip AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Joinville (Rvpsc), BR	monthly rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Blumenau (Pcd), BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Rollbach, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1975	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	45 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1975. 1975 had 739 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	566
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3