Weather Records on 7 January 1996

1,945 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1996. Highest significance: Moorestown 4 E, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1996

On 7 January 1996, 1,945 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 490 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 47 were all-time records, 104 monthly and 1,794 daily.
Moorestown 4 E set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 7 January 1996.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,945 stations

1,945 station records on 7 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Transou	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	70.1 cm (27.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Covington	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berea College	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lenoir	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berea College	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Graterford 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dulles Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berea 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.8 mm (9.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,945 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 259, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 351, Deepest snow cover 437.

Records on 7 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	259
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	351
Deepest snow cover	437

Records on 7 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 47, monthly 104, daily 1,794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,587 broken records

Margins by which the 1,587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1996

Top 20 records on 7 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1996	Moorestown 4 E, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 January 1996	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	133 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 January 1996	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Transou, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	75 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	36.4 cm (14.3 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Yalta, UA	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Franklin 2 NE, US	monthly snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Wilmington New Castle Co AP, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	16 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Danville Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Lancaster, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Phila Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	70.1 cm (27.6 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Covington, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Woolwine 1 SE, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Berea College, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Lenoir, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Palmerton, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Big Meadows, US	monthly snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1996	Lewisburg 3 N, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1996. 1996 had 1,945 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 100	1,298
100 to 200	195
200 to 300	74
300 to 400	18
400 to 500	2