Weather Records on 9 January 1921

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1921. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1921

On 9 January 1921, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 67 daily.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 9 January 1921.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 9 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fernmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 40.

Records on 9 January 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1921

Top 20 records on 9 January 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1921	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1921	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Oxford, GB	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Asheville, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Teterow, DE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	monthly high max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Armagh, GB	monthly high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Sarna, SE	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1921	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	29 years	17 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

1799 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1921. 1921 had 71 records.

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

Records on 01-09 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1806	1
1830	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	1
1853	2
1855	1
1857	2
1858	2
1861	2
1862	2
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1882	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	4
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	1
1897	6
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	12
1906	13
1907	10
1908	13
1909	9
1910	14
1911	16
1912	64
1913	8
1914	30
1915	29
1916	56
1917	51
1918	76
1919	36
1920	66
1921	71
1922	92
1923	83
1924	161
1925	84
1926	144
1927	120
1928	387
1929	208
1930	919
1931	66
1932	205
1933	287
1934	446
1935	783
1936	577
1937	1,637
1938	250
1939	1,091
1940	623
1941	431
1942	948
1943	342
1944	442
1945	543
1946	623
1947	178
1948	278
1949	1,035
1950	407
1951	261
1952	310
1953	1,148
1954	298
1955	206
1956	416
1957	1,439
1958	661
1959	355
1960	575
1961	140
1962	1,334
1963	690
1964	857
1965	673
1966	289
1967	409
1968	1,461
1969	569
1970	1,833
1971	659
1972	617
1973	1,380
1974	1,392
1975	1,055
1976	792
1977	1,631
1978	1,494
1979	891
1980	794
1981	635
1982	1,162
1983	759
1984	538
1985	1,541
1986	685
1987	1,243
1988	1,247
1989	1,460
1990	1,335
1991	1,048
1992	1,368
1993	1,524
1994	852
1995	1,099
1996	1,632
1997	1,440
1998	1,735
1999	947
2000	677
2001	829
2002	1,889
2003	1,186
2004	717
2005	1,135
2006	872
2007	1,607
2008	1,335
2009	825
2010	1,941
2011	802
2012	604
2013	641
2014	694
2015	868
2016	616
2017	943
2018	742
2019	323
2020	471
2021	405
2022	356
2023	519
2024	1,533
2025	744
2026	1,609

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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 10	56
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1