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Weather Records on 21 January 1922

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1922. Highest significance: Bryson City 2, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1922

  • On 21 January 1922, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Bryson City 2 set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 21 January 1922.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 21 January 1922 35 station records on 21 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 21 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 January 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bryson City 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
AdairsvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.1 mm (2.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BarringunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
MinneapolisUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ClarksvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
AndenesNorwayRecord low minimum temperature-10.9 C (12.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
SyktyvkarRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-35.1 C (-31.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon CdaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
MoxeeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 21 January 1922 by type Records set or tied on 21 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 21 January 1922 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 January 1922 by timescale Records on 21 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 34.
Records on 21 January 1922 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1922 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 225 to 30: 130 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1922
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 252
25 to 301
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1922
Top 20 records on 21 January 1922 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 January 1922Bryson City 2, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)30 years34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh), AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)26 years28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Adairsville, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)24 years28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Athens, USmonthly high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)15 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)45 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Needles, USdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Murphy 4ESE, USdaily rain53.1 mm (2.1 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Chaplin, CAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Chaplin, CAdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Merrowie North, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Yarmouth, CAdaily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)1.6 cm (0.6 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Barringun, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Swift Current, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Swift Current, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Ft Bidwell, USdaily low min-20.0 C (-4.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Baku, AZdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Rogersville 1 NE, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Minneapolis, USdaily low min-16.7 C (1.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Clarksville, USdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1922Cobar (Tindarey), AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)26 years13 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

1793 to 1922
Records on 01-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1922. 1922 had 35 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11795: 21796: 11798: 11800: 21803: 11804: 21829: 11838: 31840: 21845: 21846: 11850: 21864: 21866: 41867: 11869: 11871: 11873: 21876: 11878: 41880: 31881: 41884: 11885: 11886: 11888: 31890: 21891: 31892: 21893: 11894: 31895: 21896: 21897: 31898: 31899: 151900: 51901: 41902: 81903: 181904: 301905: 31906: 531907: 101908: 111909: 251910: 111911: 81912: 71913: 231914: 371915: 471916: 381917: 831918: 491919: 141920: 751921: 541922: 351923: 621924: 5351925: 1031926: 1571927: 4471928: 2061929: 1321930: 6161931: 1121932: 1671933: 5721934: 2551935: 7711936: 3141937: 8521938: 2501939: 3051940: 5621941: 2051942: 5221943: 1,1681944: 3241945: 2901946: 3391947: 2051948: 3871949: 4521950: 6431951: 3671952: 4361953: 3251954: 1,0941955: 3991956: 6531957: 5271958: 5061959: 9361960: 3191961: 7461962: 7411963: 7611964: 7711965: 2511966: 6361967: 5111968: 1,1791969: 9271970: 1,7701971: 6721972: 5981973: 5731974: 9921975: 4961976: 8601977: 5491978: 1,3011979: 1,6751980: 4251981: 9721982: 1,3391983: 1,1791984: 2,1321985: 2,4571986: 8831987: 9341988: 7711989: 5111990: 9271991: 5591992: 4471993: 1,7631994: 1,1951995: 1,2761996: 5281997: 9501998: 6061999: 1,3872000: 6862001: 7362002: 7962003: 6902004: 5352005: 1,1112006: 1,1162007: 1,9552008: 1,0612009: 7882010: 1,1662011: 8362012: 1,1482013: 4552014: 5222015: 4262016: 5802017: 1,2482018: 6642019: 5262020: 8942021: 6262022: 4302023: 5172024: 1,0152025: 1,3862026: 2011793187118971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1922. 1922 had 35 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-21 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17952
17961
17981
18002
18031
18042
18291
18383
18402
18452
18461
18502
18642
18664
18671
18691
18711
18732
18761
18784
18803
18814
18841
18851
18861
18883
18902
18913
18922
18931
18943
18952
18962
18973
18983
189915
19005
19014
19028
190318
190430
19053
190653
190710
190811
190925
191011
19118
19127
191323
191437
191547
191638
191783
191849
191914
192075
192154
192235
192362
1924535
1925103
1926157
1927447
1928206
1929132
1930616
1931112
1932167
1933572
1934255
1935771
1936314
1937852
1938250
1939305
1940562
1941205
1942522
19431,168
1944324
1945290
1946339
1947205
1948387
1949452
1950643
1951367
1952436
1953325
19541,094
1955399
1956653
1957527
1958506
1959936
1960319
1961746
1962741
1963761
1964771
1965251
1966636
1967511
19681,179
1969927
19701,770
1971672
1972598
1973573
1974992
1975496
1976860
1977549
19781,301
19791,675
1980425
1981972
19821,339
19831,179
19842,132
19852,457
1986883
1987934
1988771
1989511
1990927
1991559
1992447
19931,763
19941,195
19951,276
1996528
1997950
1998606
19991,387
2000686
2001736
2002796
2003690
2004535
20051,111
20061,116
20071,955
20081,061
2009788
20101,166
2011836
20121,148
2013455
2014522
2015426
2016580
20171,248
2018664
2019526
2020894
2021626
2022430
2023517
20241,015
20251,386
2026201

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).