Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021

Name: Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021
Start: 2021-01-09
End: 2021-01-14
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021: 260 records at 145 stations, peak on 11 January 2021. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021 set or tied 260 station records at 145 stations.
It ran from 9 January 2021 to 14 January 2021 (6 days) and its peak day was 11 January 2021.
Status: closed.
Anson set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 11 January 2021.
The busiest day was 11 January 2021 with 143 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

9 to 14 January 2021

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Anson	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2021-01-11
Lubbock	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	2021-01-10
Roscoe	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	2021-01-10
Brownwood 2NE	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2021-01-10
Gail	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	2021-01-10
Homer 1N	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2021-01-11
Stamford 1	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2021-01-12
Winnsboro 5 SSE	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	2021-01-11
Crosbyton	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2021-01-11
Nacogdoches	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	2021-01-11
Tahoka	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2021-01-10
Post	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	2021-01-11
Jayton	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2021-01-10
Jefferson	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2021-01-11
Paint Rock	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2021-01-10
Putnam	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2021-01-10
Kosciusko	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2021-01-11
Lubbock 9N	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2021-01-13

Records per Day

Peak day 143

Records set or tied each day from 9 January 2021 to 14 January 2021. The most in one day was 143 on 11 January 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021 ranked by margin
Roscoe, 01-10	15.2 cm (6.0 in)
Lubbock, 01-10	14.7 cm (5.8 in)
Anson, 01-11	14.0 cm (5.5 in)
Brownwood 2NE, 01-10	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Roscoe, 01-10	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Nacogdoches, 01-11	10.4 cm (4.1 in)
Homer 1N, 01-11	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Tahoka, 01-10	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Paint Rock, 01-10	8.9 cm (3.5 in)
Winnsboro 5 SSE, 01-11	8.6 cm (3.4 in)
Stamford 1, 01-12	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
Jayton, 01-10	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
Jefferson, 01-11	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
Putnam, 01-10	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
Kosciusko, 01-11	7.6 cm (3.0 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

260 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
140	122
147	72
152	72
127	122
64	123
76	109
102	127
76	109
127	66
86	127
26	101
104	43
68	103
102	75
76	103
76	117
89	102
76	103
63	103
76	127
102	57
89	39
13	71
51	110
76	85
102	102
152	48
51	80
64	38
127	96
25	95
102	73
51	92
43	112
76	111
76	119
76	110
76	109
76	101
38	98
51	91
25	103
102	67
51	123
51	123
79	72
64	24
25	57
28	103
51	72
51	72
51	115
74	81
89	56
25	115
127	74
31	96
76	74
77	75
25	43
76	91
51	76
15	126
101	48
26	38
152	71
99	48
26	36
51	91
51	82
25	104
25	123
25	110
77	59
25	109
76	66
51	91
5	103
101	48
5	103
76	73
102	67
51	26
51	38
102	52
58	73
10	42
76	48
35	72
25	96
25	72
38	77
25	81
102	73
79	58
76	72
102	71
25	38
76	48
84	48
89	50
66	48
102	45
51	73
25	75
76	74
51	74
34	67
76	71
26	72
25	72
152	52
81	48
30	82
51	72
51	72
51	73
13	82
31	75
102	48
102	48
25	79
25	74
51	75
33	72
40	59
56	48
51	73
13	78
25	72
26	72
46	58
51	72
51	58
25	79
13	79
25	72
25	79
51	71
43	48
10	72
51	48
63	42
26	72
20	70
38	58
71	45
25	73
26	33
38	48
25	73
25	74
13	74
25	48
51	67
64	49
26	24
13	16
76	48
76	48
26	58
25	71
102	52
5	74
51	46
51	48
25	48
51	42
25	59
102	47
25	26
30	48
5	72
51	45
26	3
102	45
3	67
8	66
51	36
77	33
99	10
45	34
25	48
51	54
51	54
38	30
51	40
53	40
31	36
25	56
25	26
7	48
4	59
51	48
51	48
76	45
76	45
12	48
20	48
26	48

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021 (this event)	260 records

Every Record Set

20 of 260

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 9 to 14 January 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-01-10	Lubbock	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	72	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-10	Roscoe	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-10	Brownwood 2NE	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	122	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-10	Gail	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	123	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-10	Roscoe	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-10	Tahoka	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-10	Jayton	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-10	Paint Rock	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	102	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-10	Putnam	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-10	Putnam	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	103	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Anson	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	122	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Homer 1N	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	127	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Winnsboro 5 SSE	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	127	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Crosbyton	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	101	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Nacogdoches	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Post	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	103	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Jefferson	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	117	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Kosciusko	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	127	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Stamford 1	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	109	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-13	Lubbock 9N	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	109	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 260 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-18. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2021-01-09	5
2021-01-10	81
2021-01-11	143
2021-01-12	24
2021-01-13	4
2021-01-14	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
140	122
147	72
152	72
127	122
64	123
76	109
102	127
76	109
127	66
86	127
26	101
104	43
68	103
102	75
76	103
76	117
89	102
76	103
63	103
76	127
102	57
89	39
13	71
51	110
76	85
102	102
152	48
51	80
64	38
127	96
25	95
102	73
51	92
43	112
76	111
76	119
76	110
76	109
76	101
38	98
51	91
25	103
102	67
51	123
51	123
79	72
64	24
25	57
28	103
51	72
51	72
51	115
74	81
89	56
25	115
127	74
31	96
76	74
77	75
25	43
76	91
51	76
15	126
101	48
26	38
152	71
99	48
26	36
51	91
51	82
25	104
25	123
25	110
77	59
25	109
76	66
51	91
5	103
101	48
5	103
76	73
102	67
51	26
51	38
102	52
58	73
10	42
76	48
35	72
25	96
25	72
38	77
25	81
102	73
79	58
76	72
102	71
25	38
76	48
84	48
89	50
66	48
102	45
51	73
25	75
76	74
51	74
34	67
76	71
26	72
25	72
152	52
81	48
30	82
51	72
51	72
51	73
13	82
31	75
102	48
102	48
25	79
25	74
51	75
33	72
40	59
56	48
51	73
13	78
25	72
26	72
46	58
51	72
51	58
25	79
13	79
25	72
25	79
51	71
43	48
10	72
51	48
63	42
26	72
20	70
38	58
71	45
25	73
26	33
38	48
25	73
25	74
13	74
25	48
51	67
64	49
26	24
13	16
76	48
76	48
26	58
25	71
102	52
5	74
51	46
51	48
25	48
51	42
25	59
102	47
25	26
30	48
5	72
51	45
26	3
102	45
3	67
8	66
51	36
77	33
99	10
45	34
25	48
51	54
51	54
38	30
51	40
53	40
31	36
25	56
25	26
7	48
4	59
51	48
51	48
76	45
76	45
12	48
20	48
26	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
140	122
147	72
152	72
127	122
64	123
76	109
102	127
76	109
127	66
86	127
26	101
104	43
68	103
102	75
76	103
76	117
89	102
76	103
63	103
76	127
102	57
89	39
13	71
51	110
76	85
102	102
152	48
51	80
64	38
127	96
25	95
102	73
51	92
43	112
76	111
76	119
76	110
76	109
76	101
38	98
51	91
25	103
102	67
51	123
51	123
79	72
64	24
25	57
28	103
51	72
51	72
51	115
74	81
89	56
25	115
127	74
31	96
76	74
77	75
25	43
76	91
51	76
15	126
101	48
26	38
152	71
99	48
26	36
51	91
51	82
25	104
25	123
25	110
77	59
25	109
76	66
51	91
5	103
101	48
5	103
76	73
102	67
51	26
51	38
102	52
58	73
10	42
76	48
35	72
25	96
25	72
38	77
25	81
102	73
79	58
76	72
102	71
25	38
76	48
84	48
89	50
66	48
102	45
51	73
25	75
76	74
51	74
34	67
76	71
26	72
25	72
152	52
81	48
30	82
51	72
51	72
51	73
13	82
31	75
102	48
102	48
25	79
25	74
51	75
33	72
40	59
56	48
51	73
13	78
25	72
26	72
46	58
51	72
51	58
25	79
13	79
25	72
25	79
51	71
43	48
10	72
51	48
63	42
26	72
20	70
38	58
71	45
25	73
26	33
38	48
25	73
25	74
13	74
25	48
51	67
64	49
26	24
13	16
76	48
76	48
26	58
25	71
102	52
5	74
51	46
51	48
25	48
51	42
25	59
102	47
25	26
30	48
5	72
51	45
26	3
102	45
3	67
8	66
51	36
77	33
99	10
45	34
25	48
51	54
51	54
38	30
51	40
53	40
31	36
25	56
25	26
7	48
4	59
51	48
51	48
76	45
76	45
12	48
20	48
26	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
140	122
147	72
152	72
127	122
64	123
76	109
102	127
76	109
127	66
86	127
26	101
104	43
68	103
102	75
76	103
76	117
89	102
76	103
63	103
76	127
102	57
89	39
13	71
51	110
76	85
102	102
152	48
51	80
64	38
127	96
25	95
102	73
51	92
43	112
76	111
76	119
76	110
76	109
76	101
38	98
51	91
25	103
102	67
51	123
51	123
79	72
64	24
25	57
28	103
51	72
51	72
51	115
74	81
89	56
25	115
127	74
31	96
76	74
77	75
25	43
76	91
51	76
15	126
101	48
26	38
152	71
99	48
26	36
51	91
51	82
25	104
25	123
25	110
77	59
25	109
76	66
51	91
5	103
101	48
5	103
76	73
102	67
51	26
51	38
102	52
58	73
10	42
76	48
35	72
25	96
25	72
38	77
25	81
102	73
79	58
76	72
102	71
25	38
76	48
84	48
89	50
66	48
102	45
51	73
25	75
76	74
51	74
34	67
76	71
26	72
25	72
152	52
81	48
30	82
51	72
51	72
51	73
13	82
31	75
102	48
102	48
25	79
25	74
51	75
33	72
40	59
56	48
51	73
13	78
25	72
26	72
46	58
51	72
51	58
25	79
13	79
25	72
25	79
51	71
43	48
10	72
51	48
63	42
26	72
20	70
38	58
71	45
25	73
26	33
38	48
25	73
25	74
13	74
25	48
51	67
64	49
26	24
13	16
76	48
76	48
26	58
25	71
102	52
5	74
51	46
51	48
25	48
51	42
25	59
102	47
25	26
30	48
5	72
51	45
26	3
102	45
3	67
8	66
51	36
77	33
99	10
45	34
25	48
51	54
51	54
38	30
51	40
53	40
31	36
25	56
25	26
7	48
4	59
51	48
51	48
76	45
76	45
12	48
20	48
26	48