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Weather Records on 21 January 1899

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1899. Highest significance: Uccle, BE.

Key Facts for 21 January 1899

  • On 21 January 1899, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Uccle set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.8 C (47.8 F) on 21 January 1899.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 21 January 1899 15 station records on 21 January 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 21 January 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 January 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.8 C (71.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord high minimum temperature5.8 C (42.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 21 January 1899 by type Records set or tied on 21 January 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 January 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 21 January 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 January 1899 by timescale Records on 21 January 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 January 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 21 January 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1899 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.3. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 3: 73 to 5: 45 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 37
3 to 54
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1899
Top 15 records on 21 January 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 January 1899Uccle, BEdaily high min8.8 C (47.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)43 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Uccle, BEdaily high max12.9 C (55.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)52 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high min7.5 C (45.5 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Falun, SEdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)39 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max10.9 C (51.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Umea, SEdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max21.8 C (71.2 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Milan, ITdaily high min (Tie)5.8 C (42.4 F)tie95 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max (Tie)12.6 C (54.7 F)tie59 years6 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1899Putbus, DEdaily high max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1899
Records on 01-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1899. 1899 had 15 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11795: 21796: 11798: 11800: 21803: 11804: 21829: 11838: 31840: 21845: 21846: 11850: 21864: 21866: 41867: 11869: 11871: 11873: 21876: 11878: 41880: 31881: 41884: 11885: 11886: 11888: 31890: 21891: 31892: 21893: 11894: 31895: 21896: 21897: 31898: 31899: 151900: 51901: 41902: 81903: 181904: 301905: 31906: 531907: 101908: 111909: 251910: 111911: 81912: 71913: 231914: 371915: 471916: 381917: 831918: 491919: 141920: 751921: 541922: 351923: 621924: 5351925: 1031926: 1571927: 4471928: 2061929: 1321930: 6161931: 1121932: 1671933: 5721934: 2551935: 7711936: 3141937: 8521938: 2501939: 3051940: 5621941: 2051942: 5221943: 1,1681944: 3241945: 2901946: 3391947: 2051948: 3871949: 4521950: 6431951: 3671952: 4361953: 3251954: 1,0941955: 3991956: 6531957: 5271958: 5061959: 9361960: 3191961: 7461962: 7411963: 7611964: 7711965: 2511966: 6361967: 5111968: 1,1791969: 9271970: 1,7701971: 6721972: 5981973: 5731974: 9921975: 4961976: 8601977: 5491978: 1,3011979: 1,6751980: 4251981: 9721982: 1,3391983: 1,1791984: 2,1321985: 2,4571986: 8831987: 9341988: 7711989: 5111990: 9271991: 5591992: 4471993: 1,7631994: 1,1951995: 1,2761996: 5281997: 9501998: 6061999: 1,3872000: 6862001: 7362002: 7962003: 6902004: 5352005: 1,1112006: 1,1162007: 1,9552008: 1,0612009: 7882010: 1,1662011: 8362012: 1,1482013: 4552014: 5222015: 4262016: 5802017: 1,2482018: 6632019: 5252020: 8942021: 6252022: 4292023: 5162024: 1,0152025: 1,3871793187118971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1899. 1899 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-21 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17952
17961
17981
18002
18031
18042
18291
18383
18402
18452
18461
18502
18642
18664
18671
18691
18711
18732
18761
18784
18803
18814
18841
18851
18861
18883
18902
18913
18922
18931
18943
18952
18962
18973
18983
189915
19005
19014
19028
190318
190430
19053
190653
190710
190811
190925
191011
19118
19127
191323
191437
191547
191638
191783
191849
191914
192075
192154
192235
192362
1924535
1925103
1926157
1927447
1928206
1929132
1930616
1931112
1932167
1933572
1934255
1935771
1936314
1937852
1938250
1939305
1940562
1941205
1942522
19431,168
1944324
1945290
1946339
1947205
1948387
1949452
1950643
1951367
1952436
1953325
19541,094
1955399
1956653
1957527
1958506
1959936
1960319
1961746
1962741
1963761
1964771
1965251
1966636
1967511
19681,179
1969927
19701,770
1971672
1972598
1973573
1974992
1975496
1976860
1977549
19781,301
19791,675
1980425
1981972
19821,339
19831,179
19842,132
19852,457
1986883
1987934
1988771
1989511
1990927
1991559
1992447
19931,763
19941,195
19951,276
1996528
1997950
1998606
19991,387
2000686
2001736
2002796
2003690
2004535
20051,111
20061,116
20071,955
20081,061
2009788
20101,166
2011836
20121,148
2013455
2014522
2015426
2016580
20171,248
2018663
2019525
2020894
2021625
2022429
2023516
20241,015
20251,387

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).