Weather Records on 1 January 1922

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1922. Highest significance: Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 1 January 1922

On 1 January 1922, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 55 daily.
Westminster set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 1 January 1922.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

59 stations

59 station records on 1 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 1 January 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1922

Top 20 records on 1 January 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1922	Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1922	Soltau, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1922	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1922	Oxford, GB	daily high max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1922	Westminster, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	London South, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Altastenberg, DE	monthly rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	London South, CA	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Nossen, DE	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Muenster, DE	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1922	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	15 years	20 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

1798 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1922. 1922 had 59 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 50	52
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1