Weather Records on 21 January 1952

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1952. Highest significance: Ingham Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1952

On 21 January 1952, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 418 daily.
Ingham Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 459.0 mm (18.1 in) on 21 January 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 21 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	459.0 mm (18.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	450.9 mm (17.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	444.0 mm (17.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marshall East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	453.4 mm (17.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	221.0 cm (87.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	504.7 mm (19.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 21 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 21 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1952

Top 20 records on 21 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1952	Ingham Post Office, AU	monthly rain	459.0 mm (18.1 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Kowanyama Airport, AU	monthly rain	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Lucinda Township, AU	all-time rain	450.9 mm (17.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	all-time rain	444.0 mm (17.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Wannamal, AU	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Mount Marshall East, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	453.4 mm (17.9 in)	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Shirbourne Park, AU	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	221.0 cm (87.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Indee, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1952	Galah, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	38 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 436 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 200	372
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1