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Weather Records on 16 January 1921

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1921. Highest significance: Clermont Sirius St, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1921

  • On 16 January 1921, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Clermont Sirius St set a daily record precipitation of 113.3 mm (4.5 in) on 16 January 1921.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 16 January 1921 36 station records on 16 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 16 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Clermont Sirius StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation113.3 mm (4.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Peak DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation180.3 mm (7.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation102.9 mm (4.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.6 mm (2.7 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway AveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation90.4 mm (3.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs StoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.9 mm (2.9 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RollestonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation74.4 mm (2.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.1 mm (2.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
RutherglenCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WalmaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-9.2 C (15.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TarnabySwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.8 mm (3.3 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
BlagovescenskRussiaRecord daily precipitation0.1 mm (0.00 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 16 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 16 January 1921 by type: Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 January 1921 by type: Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 16 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 January 1921 by timescale Records on 16 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34.
Records on 16 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1921 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2220 to 40: 640 to 60: 260 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 2022
20 to 406
40 to 602
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1921
Top 20 records on 16 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 January 1921Clermont Sirius St, AUdaily rain113.3 mm (4.5 in)86.1 mm (3.4 in)12 years48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1921Peak Downs, AUmonthly rain180.3 mm (7.1 in)53.3 mm (2.1 in)24 years48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1921Tizi Ouzou, DZdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)37 years33 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)49 years29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Pentland Post Office, AUdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)39.4 mm (1.6 in)30 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Alpha Post Office, AUmonthly rain102.9 mm (4.1 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)31 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Bogantungan Post Office, AUdaily rain68.6 mm (2.7 in)37.4 mm (1.5 in)12 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Southport Ridgeway Ave, AUdaily rain90.4 mm (3.6 in)39.6 mm (1.6 in)10 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Bauhinia Downs Store, AUdaily rain73.9 mm (2.9 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)12 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Taroom Post Office, AUdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Malin Head, IEdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Rolleston, AUdaily rain74.4 mm (2.9 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Cunnamulla Post Office, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Yuleba Garden St, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1921Nidingen A, SEdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)26 years13 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

1795 to 1921
Records on 01-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 36 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11799: 11804: 11818: 11820: 21826: 21836: 11838: 11839: 11845: 31847: 11849: 21851: 11852: 21858: 11864: 11866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 11871: 11873: 21875: 31877: 11878: 21881: 41886: 11890: 21891: 11892: 11893: 81895: 51896: 41897: 21898: 21899: 171900: 11901: 11902: 51904: 61905: 221906: 261907: 171908: 141909: 191910: 211911: 151912: 381913: 521914: 161915: 291916: 281917: 301918: 891919: 501920: 2491921: 361922: 291923: 471924: 2771925: 2371926: 691927: 2501928: 3271929: 1301930: 6801931: 1601932: 6051933: 3431934: 991935: 4261936: 3491937: 1861938: 5491939: 5391940: 2841941: 6011942: 5851943: 6281944: 2521945: 4341946: 4301947: 5971948: 2991949: 9331950: 8551951: 6791952: 6141953: 1,0401954: 8821955: 3181956: 5191957: 7951958: 4591959: 4621960: 3491961: 8641962: 3871963: 9961964: 5771965: 9101966: 4641967: 5161968: 5361969: 6301970: 7291971: 6281972: 1,7241973: 1,1341974: 1,9571975: 7171976: 5931977: 1,4301978: 1,3991979: 1,0431980: 9651981: 8151982: 1,1211983: 7591984: 1,3761985: 8461986: 7851987: 1,4651988: 5971989: 8351990: 1,6921991: 8971992: 1,1501993: 1,3511994: 2,0031995: 1,3811996: 9951997: 1,0161998: 8841999: 8162000: 1,0732001: 7532002: 6052003: 6912004: 1,4462005: 6542006: 7462007: 1,9622008: 7772009: 1,3282010: 7392011: 9962012: 5692013: 9902014: 5342015: 4242016: 4532017: 1,1042018: 1,0452019: 5122020: 1,0982021: 5442022: 5762023: 6462024: 2,4012025: 6842026: 5061795186718981916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 36 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-16 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17991
18041
18181
18202
18262
18361
18381
18391
18453
18471
18492
18511
18522
18581
18641
18661
18671
18681
18691
18711
18732
18753
18771
18782
18814
18861
18902
18911
18921
18938
18955
18964
18972
18982
189917
19001
19011
19025
19046
190522
190626
190717
190814
190919
191021
191115
191238
191352
191416
191529
191628
191730
191889
191950
1920249
192136
192229
192347
1924277
1925237
192669
1927250
1928327
1929130
1930680
1931160
1932605
1933343
193499
1935426
1936349
1937186
1938549
1939539
1940284
1941601
1942585
1943628
1944252
1945434
1946430
1947597
1948299
1949933
1950855
1951679
1952614
19531,040
1954882
1955318
1956519
1957795
1958459
1959462
1960349
1961864
1962387
1963996
1964577
1965910
1966464
1967516
1968536
1969630
1970729
1971628
19721,724
19731,134
19741,957
1975717
1976593
19771,430
19781,399
19791,043
1980965
1981815
19821,121
1983759
19841,376
1985846
1986785
19871,465
1988597
1989835
19901,692
1991897
19921,150
19931,351
19942,003
19951,381
1996995
19971,016
1998884
1999816
20001,073
2001753
2002605
2003691
20041,446
2005654
2006746
20071,962
2008777
20091,328
2010739
2011996
2012569
2013990
2014534
2015424
2016453
20171,104
20181,045
2019512
20201,098
2021544
2022576
2023646
20242,401
2025684
2026506

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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).