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Weather Records on 21 January 1904

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1904. Highest significance: Goulburn, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1904

  • On 21 January 1904, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Goulburn set a daily record precipitation of 113.5 mm (4.5 in) on 21 January 1904.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 21 January 1904 30 station records on 21 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 21 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 January 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation113.5 mm (4.5 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation59.4 mm (2.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.7 cm (10.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.0 mm (1.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.2 mm (2.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.8 cm (6.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.4 C (70.5 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 21 January 1904 by type Records set or tied on 21 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 21 January 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 21 January 1904 by timescale Records on 21 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30.
Records on 21 January 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1904 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1920 to 40: 440 to 60: 260 to 80: 380 to 100: 1100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 2019
20 to 404
40 to 602
60 to 803
80 to 1001
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1904
Top 20 records on 21 January 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 January 1904Goulburn, AUdaily rain113.5 mm (4.5 in)77.9 mm (3.1 in)24 years51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1904Toledo Blade, USdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)29 years47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1904Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)65.7 mm (2.6 in)5 years45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1904Daylesford, AUdaily rain59.4 mm (2.3 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)29 years38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1904Port Dover, CAdaily snowfall25.7 cm (10.1 in)14.3 cm (5.6 in)6 years38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1904Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)4 years33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Port Dover, CAdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)22 years32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)6 years30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)3 years28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)19 years28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Kiandra Chalet, AUdaily rain58.2 mm (2.3 in)27.7 mm (1.1 in)22 years23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)22 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall16.8 cm (6.6 in)5.9 cm (2.3 in)17 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Windsor Riverside, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)6 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AUdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)3 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)7.0 cm (2.8 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Galway, IEdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1904Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)19 years14 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 1904
Records on 01-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1904. 1904 had 30 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 1904. 1904 had 30 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).