Weather Records on 12 January 1922

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1922. Highest significance: Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1922

On 12 January 1922, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 69 daily.
Matjiesfontein (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 12 January 1922.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 12 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tinda Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Balpool (Nyang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 12 January 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

66 broken records

Margins by which the 66 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1922

Top 20 records on 12 January 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1922	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1922	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Barmah East, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Queenstown, ZA	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Carabost, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Bajramaly, TM	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Hammond, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Amyton East, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Quorn (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Bindara (Netley), AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Hallett, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Quorn, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Morgan Post Office, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1922	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	19 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

1794 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1922. 1922 had 71 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 5	30
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	2