Weather Records on 21 January 1946

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1946. Highest significance: Mullaley (Bando), AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1946

On 21 January 1946, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 335 daily.
Mullaley (Bando) set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 21 January 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 21 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garrah (Wirringulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 21 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 21 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1946

Top 20 records on 21 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1946	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Karur, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Cobbadah Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Westland, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Thammampatty, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Binnaway (Wattle St), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Tiruppur, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1946	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1946	Valapady, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1946	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1946	Comanche, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1946	Junction 4SSW, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1946	Llano, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1946	Les Cedres, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	31 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 339 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 20	202
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	3