Weather Records on 10 January 1981

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1981. Highest significance: Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 1981

On 10 January 1981, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 664 daily.
Lovely Banks (Reservoir) set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 10 January 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 10 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	382.0 mm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kirrama Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	387.0 mm (15.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.2 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Lochaber)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	387.0 mm (15.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Summerside A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.4 cm (14.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	306.2 mm (12.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Needles Eye (Ventnor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keith (Narree Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Ruth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingonish Beach	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cagliari	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itarana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.8 cm (11.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.2 cm (12.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 10 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 10 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1981

Top 20 records on 10 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1981	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1981	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1981	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1981	Roopena, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1981	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1981	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	382.0 mm (15.0 in)	263.9 mm (10.4 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	256.6 mm (10.1 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Coronel Macedo, BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Deeral, AU	daily rain	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Kirrama Station, AU	daily rain	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	387.0 mm (15.2 in)	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Moncton A, CA	daily snowfall	38.2 cm (15.0 in)	24.5 cm (9.6 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Ventnor (Oaklands), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Naracoorte (Lochaber), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	South Johnstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	387.0 mm (15.2 in)	288.4 mm (11.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Meredith, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Mont Louis, CA	daily snowfall	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	29.8 cm (11.7 in)	29 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

1799 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1981. 1981 had 673 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	529
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1