Weather Records on 23 January 1921

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1921. Highest significance: Santa Fe, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1921

On 23 January 1921, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 37 daily.
Santa Fe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 23 January 1921.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

38 stations

38 station records on 23 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 January 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 37.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records

Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1921

Top 20 records on 23 January 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1921	Santa Fe, US	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1921	Milan, IT	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Soltau, DE	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Cowabie, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Needles, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Bobundara, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	30.8 C (87.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1921	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	11 years	11 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 38 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	32
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1