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Weather Records on 8 January 1921

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1921. Highest significance: Biamble, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1921

  • On 8 January 1921, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Biamble set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 8 January 1921.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

43 stations
Weather records on 8 January 1921 43 station records on 8 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
43 station records on 8 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BiambleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.1 mm (3.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Mein StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation130.0 mm (5.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation147.1 mm (5.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature28.6 C (83.5 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TinapageeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby WineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MusgraveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation115.3 mm (4.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Narra AllenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
RamornieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
PallalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa CdaCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
AmphitheatreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Neba CoonambleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records
Records on 8 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 8 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 8 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 January 1921 by timescale Records on 8 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 42.
Records on 8 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1921 Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 50: 3550 to 100: 2100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 5035
50 to 1002
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1921
Top 20 records on 8 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 January 1921Biamble, AUdaily rain85.1 mm (3.4 in)61.5 mm (2.4 in)26 years51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1921Mein Station, AUdaily rain130.0 mm (5.1 in)96.0 mm (3.8 in)13 years46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1921Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)22 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1921Anticosti West Point, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)22 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1921Coen Post Office, AUdaily rain147.1 mm (5.8 in)46.0 mm (1.8 in)20 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Brome, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)3 years29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)48 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Bellbrook (East Street), AUdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)26 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Bramfield Post Office, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Bowraville Recreation Club, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Miltalie (Poodra), AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)46 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high min28.6 C (83.5 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Stroud Post Office, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Robe Comparison, AUmonthly high min24.2 C (75.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Tabulam Post Office, AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Hillgrove (Hillview), AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Tinapagee, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Sfax El-Maou, TNdaily low min2.0 C (35.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1921Rutherglen Netherby Wine, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)34 years14 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

1806 to 1921
Records on 01-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1921. 1921 had 43 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 21839: 11841: 11846: 11854: 11855: 11856: 11858: 21862: 11866: 11867: 31871: 11873: 11874: 21877: 51880: 11882: 21884: 21886: 31887: 21888: 21890: 51891: 11893: 11895: 41896: 11897: 51898: 31899: 11900: 51901: 61902: 71903: 131904: 101905: 101906: 91907: 241908: 251909: 121910: 91911: 131912: 491913: 351914: 391915: 511916: 331917: 231918: 831919: 911920: 681921: 431922: 2431923: 1651924: 1121925: 701926: 2451927: 1071928: 2911929: 1831930: 8101931: 1041932: 1731933: 2431934: 4501935: 8241936: 7141937: 1,7031938: 2071939: 6191940: 5601941: 4141942: 1,6431943: 3711944: 2281945: 5201946: 4761947: 2381948: 5661949: 4631950: 2901951: 3871952: 3411953: 6691954: 3621955: 1671956: 4021957: 6161958: 6581959: 2951960: 4221961: 2361962: 7801963: 6921964: 4371965: 1,1851966: 4431967: 4631968: 1,6751969: 6511970: 1,7131971: 7301972: 5161973: 1,4961974: 1,1711975: 9571976: 1,2151977: 5371978: 8051979: 1,6401980: 5691981: 5891982: 1,3201983: 5981984: 6041985: 1,5451986: 6541987: 8201988: 1,6441989: 1,9001990: 1,1611991: 8721992: 1,6401993: 1,5251994: 1,2241995: 7831996: 2,0091997: 1,2031998: 2,8951999: 1,1072000: 6052001: 9542002: 1,6282003: 1,3622004: 6842005: 1,7642006: 1,2042007: 1,0032008: 2,3502009: 7612010: 2,0022011: 8852012: 5912013: 3982014: 1,3982015: 1,3112016: 7482017: 1,0452018: 6202019: 5222020: 5652021: 5902022: 6982023: 4262024: 1,1702025: 5972026: 1,0531806188219031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1921. 1921 had 43 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-08 in each year
YearRecords
18062
18391
18411
18461
18541
18551
18561
18582
18621
18661
18673
18711
18731
18742
18775
18801
18822
18842
18863
18872
18882
18905
18911
18931
18954
18961
18975
18983
18991
19005
19016
19027
190313
190410
190510
19069
190724
190825
190912
19109
191113
191249
191335
191439
191551
191633
191723
191883
191991
192068
192143
1922243
1923165
1924112
192570
1926245
1927107
1928291
1929183
1930810
1931104
1932173
1933243
1934450
1935824
1936714
19371,703
1938207
1939619
1940560
1941414
19421,643
1943371
1944228
1945520
1946476
1947238
1948566
1949463
1950290
1951387
1952341
1953669
1954362
1955167
1956402
1957616
1958658
1959295
1960422
1961236
1962780
1963692
1964437
19651,185
1966443
1967463
19681,675
1969651
19701,713
1971730
1972516
19731,496
19741,171
1975957
19761,215
1977537
1978805
19791,640
1980569
1981589
19821,320
1983598
1984604
19851,545
1986654
1987820
19881,644
19891,900
19901,161
1991872
19921,640
19931,525
19941,224
1995783
19962,009
19971,203
19982,895
19991,107
2000605
2001954
20021,628
20031,362
2004684
20051,764
20061,204
20071,003
20082,350
2009761
20102,002
2011885
2012591
2013398
20141,398
20151,311
2016748
20171,045
2018620
2019522
2020565
2021590
2022698
2023426
20241,170
2025597
20261,053

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).