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Weather Records on 21 January 1909

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1909. Highest significance: Moree Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1909

  • On 21 January 1909, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Moree Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 21 January 1909.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 21 January 1909 25 station records on 21 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 21 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.1 mm (2.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 21 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 21 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 21 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 January 1909 by timescale Records on 21 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25.
Records on 21 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1909 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 340 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 403
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1909
Top 20 records on 21 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 January 1909Moree Post Office, AUdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)39.4 mm (1.6 in)27 years42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1909Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain56.1 mm (2.2 in)33.2 mm (1.3 in)13 years33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain54.9 mm (2.2 in)41.4 mm (1.6 in)13 years30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)48 years29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Calga, AUdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)13 years25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Nicola Lake, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Nicola Lake, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Dalhousie, CAdaily high max7.2 C (45.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Robertson, ZAdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Goonoo Goonoo Station, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Dubuque River, USdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Winbar, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Inverell Comparison, AUdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Riversdale, ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1909Hambantota, LKdaily low min19.5 C (67.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)15 years9 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 1909
Records on 01-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 25 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 1909. 1909 had 25 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).