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Weather Records on 12 January 1921

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1921. Highest significance: Powell Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1921

  • On 12 January 1921, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Powell Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 12 January 1921.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 12 January 1921 31 station records on 12 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 12 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation144.8 mm (5.7 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation57.7 mm (2.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz CdaCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature44.5 C (112.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.8 C (33.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
BancroftCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
UeckermundeGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature0.1 C (32.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.9 C (96.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord high minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.4 C (41.7 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-FeninoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 12 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 12 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 12 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 January 1921 by timescale Records on 12 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 27.
Records on 12 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1921 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2610 to 20: 020 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 150 to 60: 160 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 1026
10 to 200
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501
50 to 601
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1921
Top 20 records on 12 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 1921Powell Creek, AUmonthly rain144.8 mm (5.7 in)54.1 mm (2.1 in)25 years56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1921Durham, GBmonthly rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)29 years45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1921Houston Wb City, USdaily rain57.7 mm (2.3 in)42.5 mm (1.7 in)28 years34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)21 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Agassiz Cda, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Worcester, ZAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Emerald Post Office, AUmonthly high max44.5 C (112.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min14.3 C (57.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)49 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Zametchino, RUmonthly high min0.8 C (33.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Bancroft, CAdaily high min-3.9 C (25.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Altastenberg, DEdaily high max5.3 C (41.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Harnosand, SEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Uccle, BEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Ueckermunde, DEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Altastenberg, DEdaily high min0.1 C (32.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Mackay Post Office, AUdaily high max35.9 C (96.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1921Kiev, UAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)18 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

1794 to 1921
Records on 01-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 31 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21812: 11830: 21840: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21863: 21867: 11871: 31873: 21874: 11875: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31889: 11890: 11893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 91900: 31901: 81902: 61903: 131904: 31905: 151906: 41907: 121908: 291909: 191910: 431911: 701912: 551913: 191914: 671915: 391916: 471917: 1181918: 1481919: 241920: 731921: 311922: 711923: 651924: 871925: 1411926: 651927: 1441928: 6291929: 1031930: 1851931: 1421932: 4751933: 911934: 2221935: 2991936: 3341937: 2601938: 1791939: 2961940: 3151941: 2461942: 3271943: 4401944: 1191945: 4901946: 2881947: 2581948: 3301949: 5101950: 3991951: 3681952: 2681953: 1,2071954: 4271955: 3021956: 5031957: 3761958: 4101959: 5681960: 1,3651961: 2911962: 1,3971963: 2,0051964: 6351965: 3461966: 4851967: 4361968: 1,2071969: 5141970: 5271971: 7631972: 1,2891973: 5641974: 1,0571975: 1,2051976: 9861977: 1,0781978: 7111979: 1,2951980: 1,4421981: 1,5081982: 1,6141983: 1,1151984: 5961985: 8961986: 6901987: 2,0071988: 8411989: 1,0191990: 6371991: 1,3241992: 7741993: 1,9231994: 9421995: 1,6881996: 1,5961997: 1,9571998: 1,0771999: 8712000: 1,0612001: 5752002: 1,0112003: 7372004: 6512005: 1,9182006: 1,1172007: 1,4102008: 7152009: 8392010: 1,0442011: 1,7142012: 8102013: 1,4812014: 5152015: 7432016: 4002017: 1,3582018: 1,1982019: 9192020: 1,3102021: 6182022: 5702023: 8302024: 1,0682025: 5432026: 6301794188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-12 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18121
18302
18401
18491
18511
18562
18632
18671
18713
18732
18741
18752
18762
18773
18791
18811
18821
18841
18851
18863
18891
18901
18934
18941
18954
18963
18974
18987
18999
19003
19018
19026
190313
19043
190515
19064
190712
190829
190919
191043
191170
191255
191319
191467
191539
191647
1917118
1918148
191924
192073
192131
192271
192365
192487
1925141
192665
1927144
1928629
1929103
1930185
1931142
1932475
193391
1934222
1935299
1936334
1937260
1938179
1939296
1940315
1941246
1942327
1943440
1944119
1945490
1946288
1947258
1948330
1949510
1950399
1951368
1952268
19531,207
1954427
1955302
1956503
1957376
1958410
1959568
19601,365
1961291
19621,397
19632,005
1964635
1965346
1966485
1967436
19681,207
1969514
1970527
1971763
19721,289
1973564
19741,057
19751,205
1976986
19771,078
1978711
19791,295
19801,442
19811,508
19821,614
19831,115
1984596
1985896
1986690
19872,007
1988841
19891,019
1990637
19911,324
1992774
19931,923
1994942
19951,688
19961,596
19971,957
19981,077
1999871
20001,061
2001575
20021,011
2003737
2004651
20051,918
20061,117
20071,410
2008715
2009839
20101,044
20111,714
2012810
20131,481
2014515
2015743
2016400
20171,358
20181,198
2019919
20201,310
2021618
2022570
2023830
20241,068
2025543
2026630

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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).