Weather Records on 7 January 1921

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1921. Highest significance: Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1921

On 7 January 1921, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 74 daily.
Taree (Radio Station 2Re) set a daily record precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 7 January 1921.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 7 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rollands Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fernmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Gresford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 7 January 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1921

Top 20 records on 7 January 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1921	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	monthly rain	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Vestervig, DK	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	137 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Rollands Plains, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1921	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1921	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1921	Fernmount, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1921	Penshurst (Gresford), AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1921	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1921	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 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

1826 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1921. 1921 had 76 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	49
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1