Weather Records on 21 January 1937

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1937. Highest significance: Maricopa 9 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1937

On 21 January 1937, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 426 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 63 were all-time records, 114 monthly and 675 daily.
Maricopa 9 SSW set an all-time record daily snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 21 January 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 21 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside (Adelong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 265, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 21 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	265
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 21 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 63, monthly 114, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1937

Top 20 records on 21 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1937	Maricopa 9 SSW, US	all-time snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Anchorage, US	all-time rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Princeton, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Gila Bend 2SE, US	all-time snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Earlington, US	monthly rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Mauzy, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Rushville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Newport, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Rome, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Pomona/Fairplex, US	all-time low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Zion Np, US	all-time low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Greensburg, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1937	Elko Rgnl AP, US	all-time low min	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 852 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 100	672
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1