Weather Records on 21 January 1942

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1942. Highest significance: Hay River, CA.

Key Facts for 21 January 1942

On 21 January 1942, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 471 daily.
Hay River set a daily record high minimum temperature of 2.8 C (37.0 F) on 21 January 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 21 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.2 C (-36.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.9 C (-39.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.3 C (-53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.2 C (-36.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calif Hot Springs Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 45, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1942

Top 20 records on 21 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1942	Hay River, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23.9 C (43.0 F)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1942	Kazan, RU	all-time low min	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1942	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1942	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1942	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1942	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1942	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1942	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily low min	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low max	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly low max	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly low min	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly low max	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Biser, RU	daily low min	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	9.3 C (16.7 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily low min	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	9.7 C (17.5 F)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Aachen, DE	monthly low min	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily low max	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1942	Chemnitz, DE	daily low min	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	49 years	30 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 522 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 5	343
5 to 10	77
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2