Weather Records on 1 January 1977

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1977. Highest significance: Arcade, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1977

On 1 January 1977, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 674 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,028 daily.
Arcade set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 1 January 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 1 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franshammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wales	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 375, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 299, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 1 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	375
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	299
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 1 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 1,028.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

875 broken records

Margins by which the 875 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1977

Top 20 records on 1 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1977	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	El Morro Natl Mon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	S Bend AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Ripley, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Oneonta, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Valley Head, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	University, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Caruthersville, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Kenton, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Franshammar, SE	monthly rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Union City, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	La Grange 1N, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1977	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	36 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

1798 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1977. 1977 had 1,042 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	861
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4