Weather Records on 21 January 1914

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1914. Highest significance: Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 January 1914

On 21 January 1914, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 31 daily.
Table.Mtn Platteklip set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 21 January 1914.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

37 stations

37 station records on 21 January 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 21 January 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 January 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 31.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records

Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1914

Top 20 records on 21 January 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1914	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1914	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1914	Aurora, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1914	Brome, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1914	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1914	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1914	George Airport, ZA	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1914	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Riversdale, ZA	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Royal Observatory, ZA	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1914	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	18 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 37 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	663
2019	525
2020	894
2021	625
2022	429
2023	516
2024	1,015
2025	1,387

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	27
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1