Weather Records on 1 January 1991

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1991. Highest significance: Gumlu Days Road, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1991

On 1 January 1991, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 677 daily.
Gumlu Days Road set a daily record precipitation of 208.0 mm (8.2 in) on 1 January 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 1 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
El Pujal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Cheetham Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.8 mm (9.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlowton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 1 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 1 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1991

Top 20 records on 1 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1991	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1991	El Pujal, MX	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Coyame (Cfe), MX	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Bowen Cheetham Salt, AU	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Zavizan, HR	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Ft Assiniboine, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	250.8 mm (9.9 in)	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Catemaco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Puente Colgante, MX	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Huautla de Jimenez, MX	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Leadhills, GB	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1991	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	73 years	44 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1991. 1991 had 707 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	497
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2