Weather Records on 31 January 2010

1,311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2010. Highest significance: Webster Springs, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 2010

On 31 January 2010, 1,311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 368 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,262 daily.
Webster Springs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 31 January 2010.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,311 stations

1,311 station records on 31 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Sandia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bravo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pozos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,311 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 275, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 342.

Records on 31 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	275
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	342

Records on 31 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 39, daily 1,262.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,077 broken records

Margins by which the 1,077 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2010

Top 20 records on 31 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2010	Webster Springs, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 January 2010	Black Rock, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2010	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2010	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2010	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	111 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2010	Arkona, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2010	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Enterprise, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Corning, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	110 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Big Is, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Tiree, AU	daily rain	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Elkin, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	La Sandia, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Ford City 4 S Dam, US	all-time snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Atotonilco El Alto, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2010	Prague 2W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	50 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

1800 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2010. 2010 had 1,311 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Data for records on 2010-01-31: 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 100	1,001
100 to 200	60
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1