Weather Records on 10 January 2012

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 2012. Highest significance: Lake Arthur 7 SW, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 2012

On 10 January 2012, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 728 daily.
Lake Arthur 7 SW set a daily record precipitation of 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 10 January 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 10 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eunice	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.7 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newman Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Papunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 310, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 10 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	310
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 10 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 28, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 788.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 2012

Top 20 records on 10 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 2012	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2012	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	111 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2012	Jennings, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	111 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2012	Knapp 2 SW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2012	Lake Charles 2 N, US	monthly rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Hobbs, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	El Campo, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Skwentna, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Garden City, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Crowley 2 NE, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Cleveland, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Cope Rch, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Eunice, US	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Penwell, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Hobbs, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 years	48 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2012. 2012 had 761 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	588
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1