Weather Records on 7 January 2026

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2026. Highest significance: Holden Village, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 2026

On 7 January 2026, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
477 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 674 daily.
Holden Village set an all-time record daily precipitation of 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 7 January 2026.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 7 January 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holden Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Klundert	Netherlands	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Numansdorp	Netherlands	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Doorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nuland	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ovezande	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Akkrum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetermeer	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jalo	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zundert	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mill	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogerheide	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 7 January 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 7 January 2026 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 35, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2026

Top 20 records on 7 January 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2026	Holden Village, US	all-time rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2026	Klundert, NL	all-time snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2026	Numansdorp, NL	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2026	Doorn, NL	all-time snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2026	Abcoude, NL	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Vrouwenpolder, NL	all-time snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Woudenberg, NL	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Barneveld, NL	all-time snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Kootwijk, NL	monthly snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Nuland, NL	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Anna Jacoba Polder, NL	all-time snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Boskoop, NL	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Ovezande, NL	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Akkrum, NL	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Benschop, NL	monthly snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Oud Alblas, NL	monthly snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Bergschenhoek, NL	monthly snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Geldermalsen, NL	monthly snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Lysekil_D, SE	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2026	Thermopolis, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	99 years	45 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2026. 2026 had 725 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 2026-01-07: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	556
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1