Weather Records on 10 January 1997

1,286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1997. Highest significance: Sugarloaf Rsvr, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1997

On 10 January 1997, 1,286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 370 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 39 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,176 daily.
Sugarloaf Rsvr set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 10 January 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,286 stations

1,286 station records on 10 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Weld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temoaya	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,286 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 234, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 280, Deepest snow cover 191.

Records on 10 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	234
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	280
Deepest snow cover	191

Records on 10 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 39, monthly 71, daily 1,176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,008 broken records

Margins by which the 1,008 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

10 January 1997

Top 20 records on 10 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1997	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1997	Yundamindra, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1997	Laverton, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1997	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1997	Wilton, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1997	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1997	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1997	Ashland Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Mount Weld, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Northfield, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Waterkloof, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Shoshone, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Underwood, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Leonora, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Marquette, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	20 years	51 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1997. 1997 had 1,286 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 January 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 100	937
100 to 200	54
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3