201,233 weather records were set or tied in 1951, including 49,838 temperature record highs and 62,402 record lows, and 90,828 of them still stand.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).
Key Facts
201,233 weather records were set or tied in 1951, including 49,838 record highs and 62,402 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature.
90,828 of the 201,233 records set in 1951 still stand (45.1%).
November 1951 had the most records: 25,627.
United States had the most records in 1951: 125,333, with 37,947 highs and 50,841 lows.
7,006 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1951, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does.
Storms in 1951: 27 named storms worldwide, of which 23 reached hurricane strength (64 kt or more) and 14 were major (96 kt or more), with a combined 385.4 ACE.
Highs and Lows
Temperature records set or tied in 1951
Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1951
Record highs
49,838
Record lows
62,402
Still Standing
45.1% of the year's records
Records set in 1951 that still stand or have since been beaten
Still stand
90,828 (45.1%)
Since beaten or tied
110,405 (54.9%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
By Type and Timescale
Records set or tied in 1951 by type
Record daily precipitation
73,595
Record low maximum temperature
32,934
Record low minimum temperature
29,468
Record high minimum temperature
25,791
Record high maximum temperature
24,047
Record daily snowfall
10,435
Record snow depth
4,963
Records set or tied in 1951 by timescale
Daily
192,703
Monthly
7,802
All-time
728
By Month
Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1951, all types together.
Records set or tied in each month of 1951
Month
Records
Jan
16,357
Feb
19,121
Mar
19,397
Apr
15,436
May
13,518
Jun
13,588
Jul
13,660
Aug
16,204
Sep
12,139
Oct
13,213
Nov
25,627
Dec
22,973
Countries With the Most Records
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1951
Storms in 1951: 27 named storms worldwide, of which 23 reached hurricane strength (64 kt or more) and 14 were major (96 kt or more), with a combined 385.4 ACE.
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)) Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.