Weather Records on 10 January 1991

1,788 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1991. Highest significance: Pendra Road, IN.

Key Facts for 10 January 1991

On 10 January 1991, 1,788 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,028 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 283 monthly and 1,505 daily.
Pendra Road set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 10 January 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,788 stations

1,788 station records on 10 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	335.0 mm (13.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.6 mm (8.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waelder 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Umbarger	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.8 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Many	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.2 mm (9.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,788 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 541, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 487, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 604, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 10 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	541
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	487
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	604
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 10 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 283, daily 1,505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,634 broken records

Margins by which the 1,634 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1991

Top 20 records on 10 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1991	Pendra Road, IN	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1991	Madisonville, US	monthly rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1991	Taylor, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1991	Columbus, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1991	Smithville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1991	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1991	San Saba, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Temple, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Clovis, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Rusk, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	335.0 mm (13.2 in)	220.7 mm (8.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Crockett, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Lexington, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	156 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Scandia, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	New Orleans Algiers, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1991	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	55 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1991. 1991 had 1,788 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	1,547
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1