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Weather Records on 21 January 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1908. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 21 January 1908

  • On 21 January 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Milan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 11.7 C (53.1 F) on 21 January 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 21 January 1908 11 station records on 21 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 21 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.1 C (106.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TeryawyniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 21 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 21 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 21 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 January 1908 by timescale Records on 21 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10.
Records on 21 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1908 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.9. Ties are not counted. 01230.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 31.0 to 1.5: 21.5 to 2.0: 12.0 to 2.5: 12.5 to 3.0: 23.0 to 3.5: 03.5 to 4.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.53.5 to 4.0
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.03
1.0 to 1.52
1.5 to 2.01
2.0 to 2.51
2.5 to 3.02
3.0 to 3.50
3.5 to 4.01

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1908
Top 11 records on 21 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 January 1908Milan, ITdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)103 years42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max41.1 C (106.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1908Port Arthur, CAmonthly high max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high min-5.0 C (23.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1908Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1908Dubuque River, USdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1908Teryawynia, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily high max7.8 C (46.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1908Escanaba, USdaily high max5.6 C (42.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years6 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1908Fort Sill, USdaily high min (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie11 years1 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 1908
Records on 01-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 11 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 1908. 1908 had 11 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).