Weather Records on 22 January 1931

138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1931. Highest significance: Nanaimo, CA.

Key Facts for 22 January 1931

On 22 January 1931, 138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 135 daily.
Nanaimo set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 22 January 1931.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

138 stations

138 station records on 22 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

138 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

109 broken records

Margins by which the 109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1931

Top 20 records on 22 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1931	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Astoria, US	monthly high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Point Pleasant, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Setif, DZ	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Steveston, CA	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Bancroft, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Ft Pierce, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Barkerville, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1931	Rauland, NO	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 years	17 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 138 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

Download the Data

Data for records on 1931-01-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	93
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	3