Weather Records on 31 January 2012

1,037 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2012. Highest significance: Fulton, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 2012

On 31 January 2012, 1,037 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
572 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,011 daily.
Fulton set an all-time record daily snowfall of 64.8 cm (25.5 in) on 31 January 2012.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,037 stations

1,037 station records on 31 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	64.8 cm (25.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.6 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackmans Bay Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Valley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston (Cemetery Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Copping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dikson	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,037 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 296, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 31 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	296
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 31 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 1,011.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

843 broken records

Margins by which the 843 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2012

Top 20 records on 31 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2012	Fulton, US	all-time snowfall	64.8 cm (25.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	111 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2012	Rewan Station, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2012	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2012	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	125 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2012	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Dover, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Gregory Springs Station, AU	all-time rain	201.6 mm (7.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Darwin Airport Comparison, AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Coolabah (Tara), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Blackmans Bay Treatment Plant, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Emmetsburg, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Hastings Chalet, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Allerton, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Ashland #2, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Fremont, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Glenorie, AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	46 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2012. 2012 had 1,037 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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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	825
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1