Weather Records on 7 January 2010

1,899 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2010. Highest significance: Monmouth, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 2010

On 7 January 2010, 1,899 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 597 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 36 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,777 daily.
Monmouth set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 7 January 2010.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,899 stations

1,899 station records on 7 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Onaga	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chaucingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paracuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
J.G.H. van der Wath Airp	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,899 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 315, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 282, Heaviest daily rainfall 459, Heaviest daily snowfall 336, Deepest snow cover 309.

Records on 7 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	315
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	282
Heaviest daily rainfall	459
Heaviest daily snowfall	336
Deepest snow cover	309

Records on 7 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 36, monthly 86, daily 1,777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,594 broken records

Margins by which the 1,594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2010

Top 20 records on 7 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2010	Monmouth, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Pocahontas, US	all-time snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Estherville 4E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Akron, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Ashland #2, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Canton, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Kanawha, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Sanborn, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Gaoua, BF	monthly rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2010	Galesburg, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2010	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2010	Onaga, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2010	Albany, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2010	Ewing, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 years	59 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

1826 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2010. 2010 had 1,899 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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Data for records on 2010-01-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,301
50 to 100	196
100 to 150	67
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	7
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2