Weather Records on 10 January 1977

1,803 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1977. Highest significance: Bancroft, CA.

Key Facts for 10 January 1977

On 10 January 1977, 1,803 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 725 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 36 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,703 daily.
Bancroft set a daily record snowfall of 31.0 cm (12.2 in) on 10 January 1977.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,803 stations

1,803 station records on 10 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Reynolds	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Lac Morin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Lac Morin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.2 cm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudea	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bge C Lac Chateauvert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,803 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 277, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 448, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 452, Deepest snow cover 177.

Records on 10 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	277
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	448
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	452
Deepest snow cover	177

Records on 10 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 36, monthly 64, daily 1,703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,496 broken records

Margins by which the 1,496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1977

Top 20 records on 10 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1977	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1977	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1977	Nominingue, CA	daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1977	Carthage, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1977	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1977	Smithfield, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1977	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1977	Galena, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1977	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1977	Reynolds, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	Dannemora, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	L'Assomption, CA	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	Portland Jetport, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	De Soto, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	Hatteras, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	La Tuque, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	Jerome, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1977	Summersville 3 SE, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	54 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1977. 1977 had 1,803 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 50	1,193
50 to 100	191
100 to 150	67
150 to 200	23
200 to 250	18
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1