Weather Records on 7 January 1977

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1977. Highest significance: Fairmont, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1977

On 7 January 1977, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 665 daily.
Fairmont set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 7 January 1977.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 7 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Motuca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitecourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odienne	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 235, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 7 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	235
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 7 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 6, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

547 broken records

Margins by which the 547 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 262.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1977

Top 20 records on 7 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1977	Fairmont, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Itajuipe (Piranji), BR	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Tehachapi, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Jacarei, BR	all-time rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Parshall, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Ipiau, BR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Diversion Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Lawrence, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Concord ASOS, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Fazenda Santo Angelo, BR	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Baynesfield Estate, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Tehachapi, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Fazenda Bom Retiro, BR	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Verma, NO	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1977	Estrada de Cunha, BR	all-time rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	39 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1977. 1977 had 676 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	465
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1