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Weather Records on 21 January 1916

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1916. Highest significance: Karumba Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1916

  • On 21 January 1916, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 23 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Karumba Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 21 January 1916.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 21 January 1916 38 station records on 21 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 21 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Karumba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation78.7 mm (3.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
GoorianawahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.4 mm (2.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
AberfoyleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.1 mm (2.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation4.9 mm (0.19 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature1.2 C (34.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 21 January 1916 by type Records set or tied on 21 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 11Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 21 January 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum11
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 January 1916 by timescale Records on 21 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38.
Records on 21 January 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1916 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.5. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2310 to 20: 120 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1023
10 to 201
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1916
Top 20 records on 21 January 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 January 1916Karumba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain78.7 mm (3.1 in)51.5 mm (2.0 in)15 years28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Goorianawah, AUdaily rain54.4 mm (2.1 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)20 years23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Hamilton, CAdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Hamilton, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Aberfoyle, AUdaily rain54.1 mm (2.1 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Barrie, CAdaily high max7.8 C (46.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Emmaville (Strathbogie), AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Salekhard, RUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Gorlitz, DEdaily rain4.9 mm (0.19 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min-26.1 C (-15.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Barraba Post Office, AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Peterborough, CAdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916St. Petersburg, RUdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Hewitt, USdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Tartu, EEdaily high min1.2 C (34.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1916Sheffield, GBdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)14 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 1916
Records on 01-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 38 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: 6642019: 5262020: 8942021: 6262022: 4302023: 5172024: 1,0152025: 1,3862026: 2011793187118971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 38 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
2018664
2019526
2020894
2021626
2022430
2023517
20241,015
20251,386
2026201

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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 (2026-10-12).