Weather Records on 22 January 1951

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1951. Highest significance: Pahala 21, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1951

On 22 January 1951, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 249 daily.
Pahala 21 set a daily record precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 22 January 1951.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 22 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camptonville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Datil	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cotter River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wihareja	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1951

Top 20 records on 22 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1951	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1951	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1951	Summit Grd STN, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1951	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1951	Hubbard, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1951	Moosehorn, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1951	Kipahulu 258, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1951	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1951	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	Oakland, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	St John's, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	China Flat, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	Arthur 4NW, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	Camptonville Rs, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	Colgate Powerhouse, US	all-time rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	Lakeport, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	Kamsack, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1951	Powell, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3 years	26 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 255 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

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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 2026-10-17 (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 50	181
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1