Weather Records on 21 January 1934

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1934. Highest significance: Hillsdown, CA.

Key Facts for 21 January 1934

On 21 January 1934, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 229 daily.
Hillsdown set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 21 January 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 21 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 229.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1934

Top 20 records on 21 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1934	Hillsdown, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1934	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Rock Rapids, US	monthly high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Lexington, US	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Red Cloud, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Estherville 4E, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Fremont, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Oakdale, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	monthly high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Inwood 2 SW, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Lakeside, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Geneva, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1934	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 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

1793 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 255 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	186
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1