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Weather Records on 22 January 1921

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1921. Highest significance: Delegate (Weewalla), AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1921

  • On 22 January 1921, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Delegate (Weewalla) set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 22 January 1921.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 22 January 1921 37 station records on 22 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 22 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Delegate (Weewalla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
BrewongleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high maximum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-9.2 C (15.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SchwerinGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SyktyvkarRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.4 mm (0.06 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkleyUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Pine BluffUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Lohn (Warrigal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.1 C (44.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 22 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 22 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 22 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 January 1921 by timescale Records on 22 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37.
Records on 22 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 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 28.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 235 to 10: 410 to 15: 015 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
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 28.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 523
5 to 104
10 to 150
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1921
Top 20 records on 22 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 January 1921Delegate (Weewalla), AUdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)27 years39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1921Nyngan (Canonbar), AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)30 years26 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Brewongle, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)25 years26 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Greenethorpe (Iandra), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)11 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921St. Petersburg, RUdaily rain11.3 mm (0.4 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Vilnius, LTdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Nyngan Airport, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Irkutsk, RUdaily high max-0.7 C (30.7 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Irkutsk, RUdaily high min-9.2 C (15.4 F)5.2 C (9.4 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Lucknow, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Schwerin, DEdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily high max6.5 C (43.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Pine Creek, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Wien, ATdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Lakefield, CAdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Dandaloo (Kelvin), AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Syktyvkar, RUdaily rain1.4 mm (0.06 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1921Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)8 years11 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 01-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 37 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21796: 11800: 11823: 11829: 21838: 11840: 11845: 11850: 21853: 11863: 11867: 11872: 11873: 11874: 21876: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 31884: 41887: 11888: 11891: 31892: 51893: 11894: 41895: 51896: 51897: 51898: 61899: 111900: 31901: 31902: 171903: 141904: 121905: 31906: 591907: 161908: 81909: 311910: 671911: 161912: 41913: 161914: 301915: 301916: 481917: 1631918: 711919: 271920: 321921: 371922: 271923: 521924: 2681925: 2081926: 2591927: 4531928: 841929: 2601930: 7411931: 1381932: 1981933: 8451934: 3721935: 4611936: 5971937: 8881938: 2761939: 2611940: 5991941: 2371942: 5431943: 1,3001944: 2471945: 1291946: 3411947: 2831948: 5651949: 3651950: 5391951: 2551952: 7531953: 2021954: 6211955: 3841956: 4101957: 7891958: 4171959: 7121960: 4431961: 1,1001962: 7331963: 5741964: 5251965: 4761966: 8641967: 1,0411968: 6841969: 8301970: 1,6751971: 3231972: 5241973: 6921974: 5581975: 4691976: 9581977: 6171978: 8191979: 8971980: 5781981: 1,1921982: 1,9411983: 9741984: 1,2201985: 1,3651986: 5231987: 1,3391988: 1,1401989: 6251990: 8301991: 6541992: 4581993: 1,7001994: 1,0541995: 1,1251996: 6981997: 1,5211998: 5911999: 1,7092000: 1,0192001: 4622002: 1,1262003: 7562004: 6052005: 1,2422006: 9242007: 1,2492008: 7952009: 1,0312010: 1,2052011: 8172012: 6592013: 7852014: 8082015: 6052016: 8372017: 1,1972018: 9272019: 6352020: 5102021: 5472022: 6122023: 6302024: 9402025: 1,4852026: 2301795187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 37 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-22 in each year
YearRecords
17952
17961
18001
18231
18292
18381
18401
18451
18502
18531
18631
18671
18721
18731
18742
18761
18781
18791
18803
18813
18844
18871
18881
18913
18925
18931
18944
18955
18965
18975
18986
189911
19003
19013
190217
190314
190412
19053
190659
190716
19088
190931
191067
191116
19124
191316
191430
191530
191648
1917163
191871
191927
192032
192137
192227
192352
1924268
1925208
1926259
1927453
192884
1929260
1930741
1931138
1932198
1933845
1934372
1935461
1936597
1937888
1938276
1939261
1940599
1941237
1942543
19431,300
1944247
1945129
1946341
1947283
1948565
1949365
1950539
1951255
1952753
1953202
1954621
1955384
1956410
1957789
1958417
1959712
1960443
19611,100
1962733
1963574
1964525
1965476
1966864
19671,041
1968684
1969830
19701,675
1971323
1972524
1973692
1974558
1975469
1976958
1977617
1978819
1979897
1980578
19811,192
19821,941
1983974
19841,220
19851,365
1986523
19871,339
19881,140
1989625
1990830
1991654
1992458
19931,700
19941,054
19951,125
1996698
19971,521
1998591
19991,709
20001,019
2001462
20021,126
2003756
2004605
20051,242
2006924
20071,249
2008795
20091,031
20101,205
2011817
2012659
2013785
2014808
2015605
2016837
20171,197
2018927
2019635
2020510
2021547
2022612
2023630
2024940
20251,485
2026230

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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).