Weather Records on 10 January 1972

1,177 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1972. Highest significance: Mingela Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 1972

On 10 January 1972, 1,177 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,136 daily.
Mingela Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 351.8 mm (13.9 in) on 10 January 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,177 stations

1,177 station records on 10 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	351.8 mm (13.9 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnack Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	330.5 mm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bogie River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Opsoek (Pos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,177 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 731, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 10 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	731
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 10 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 1,136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,028 broken records

Margins by which the 1,028 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1972

Top 20 records on 10 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1972	Mingela Post Office, AU	all-time rain	351.8 mm (13.9 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 January 1972	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1972	Beachport, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1972	Yorketown, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1972	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1972	Beltana Station, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1972	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1972	Blinman, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1972	Jericho (Bowsden), AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1972	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1972	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1972	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1972	Nugent, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1972	Milang, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1972	Woodbury (Warringa), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1972	Tunnack Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1972	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1972	Talladega, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1972	Gregory Springs Station, AU	all-time rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	56 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1972. 1972 had 1,177 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	972
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1