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Weather Records on 31 January 1921

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1921. Highest significance: Lock #4, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1921

  • On 31 January 1921, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Lock #4 set a daily record precipitation of 19.1 mm (0.8 in) on 31 January 1921.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 31 January 1921 29 station records on 31 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 31 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Lock #4United StatesRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Davis Island DamUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill (Woorak)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation19.9 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MundoolinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina HospitalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord high minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-23.0 C (-9.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GlenvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 31 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 31 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 31 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 January 1921 by timescale Records on 31 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 31 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 January 1921 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.5. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 64 to 6: 36 to 8: 18 to 10: 310 to 12: 212 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 46
4 to 63
6 to 81
8 to 103
10 to 122
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1921
Top 20 records on 31 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 January 1921Lock #4, USdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Malin Head, IEdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Davis Island Dam, USdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Griquatown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Bjuraker, SEdaily rain5.9 mm (0.23 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)1 year18 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Nhill (Woorak), AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Arnsberg, DEdaily high max11.5 C (52.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Sandvig, DKdaily high max7.0 C (44.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Altastenberg, DEdaily high min1.0 C (33.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Rowlesburg 1, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)6 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain19.9 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Coen Post Office, AUdaily rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Mundoolin, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Qu'appelle, CAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Qu'appelle, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1921Cottbus, DEdaily high max10.8 C (51.4 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)7 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

1800 to 1921
Records on 01-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1921. 1921 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001800: 11801: 11830: 21843: 11846: 11850: 11852: 11853: 21854: 21862: 11863: 21868: 11869: 21870: 11873: 11875: 11877: 11878: 21880: 11882: 11883: 11884: 51885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 21892: 11893: 91894: 11895: 31896: 11897: 21898: 71899: 71900: 51901: 41902: 101903: 31904: 61905: 211906: 171907: 81908: 361909: 271910: 101911: 521912: 201913: 491914: 361915: 1151916: 941917: 1901918: 1501919: 141920: 1131921: 291922: 551923: 1521924: 2031925: 1341926: 2041927: 641928: 471929: 2631930: 831931: 3261932: 1531933: 2121934: 5971935: 4311936: 8301937: 3091938: 3621939: 3231940: 3611941: 3541942: 2731943: 6981944: 2321945: 9431946: 3591947: 7881948: 6001949: 1,0581950: 1,0221951: 1,1921952: 5191953: 8791954: 7441955: 3831956: 4341957: 5631958: 6921959: 2371960: 3491961: 4751962: 6861963: 9281964: 4021965: 6961966: 1,2951967: 6371968: 5241969: 7031970: 2091971: 1,5061972: 4261973: 7141974: 1,1281975: 1,1101976: 5691977: 7811978: 8441979: 1,9951980: 7571981: 6871982: 1,2871983: 1,0781984: 6101985: 1,7251986: 6161987: 7871988: 1,5821989: 1,7181990: 8211991: 6171992: 1,5731993: 8561994: 1,0491995: 1,1221996: 1,5941997: 8981998: 6411999: 9382000: 1,1152001: 1,0612002: 3,0802003: 1,2812004: 1,3922005: 7672006: 7222007: 7132008: 7042009: 5522010: 1,3112011: 7412012: 1,0372013: 1,3972014: 9862015: 6632016: 1,1472017: 5752018: 5642019: 1,4262020: 1,0312021: 5042022: 2552023: 9072024: 1,1172025: 8272026: 8391800187818981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1921. 1921 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-31 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18011
18302
18431
18461
18501
18521
18532
18542
18621
18632
18681
18692
18701
18731
18751
18771
18782
18801
18821
18831
18845
18851
18862
18871
18883
18893
18902
18921
18939
18941
18953
18961
18972
18987
18997
19005
19014
190210
19033
19046
190521
190617
19078
190836
190927
191010
191152
191220
191349
191436
1915115
191694
1917190
1918150
191914
1920113
192129
192255
1923152
1924203
1925134
1926204
192764
192847
1929263
193083
1931326
1932153
1933212
1934597
1935431
1936830
1937309
1938362
1939323
1940361
1941354
1942273
1943698
1944232
1945943
1946359
1947788
1948600
19491,058
19501,022
19511,192
1952519
1953879
1954744
1955383
1956434
1957563
1958692
1959237
1960349
1961475
1962686
1963928
1964402
1965696
19661,295
1967637
1968524
1969703
1970209
19711,506
1972426
1973714
19741,128
19751,110
1976569
1977781
1978844
19791,995
1980757
1981687
19821,287
19831,078
1984610
19851,725
1986616
1987787
19881,582
19891,718
1990821
1991617
19921,573
1993856
19941,049
19951,122
19961,594
1997898
1998641
1999938
20001,115
20011,061
20023,080
20031,281
20041,392
2005767
2006722
2007713
2008704
2009552
20101,311
2011741
20121,037
20131,397
2014986
2015663
20161,147
2017575
2018564
20191,426
20201,031
2021504
2022255
2023907
20241,117
2025827
2026839

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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).