Weather Records on 10 January 1976

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1976. Highest significance: Van Reenen, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 January 1976

On 10 January 1976, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 556 daily.
Van Reenen set a daily record precipitation of 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 10 January 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 10 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	218.0 cm (85.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 10 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 10 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 820.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1976

Top 20 records on 10 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1976	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Ipswich, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Haarlem, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Ketchikan AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	218.0 cm (85.8 in)	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Aberdeen, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Sisseton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Bugulma, RU	monthly rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1976	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	70 years	43 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1976. 1976 had 566 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 200	469
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1