Weather Records on 21 January 1955

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1955. Highest significance: Tenindewa, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1955

On 21 January 1955, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 393 daily.
Tenindewa set an all-time record daily precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 21 January 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 21 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 21 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 21 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1955

Top 20 records on 21 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1955	Tenindewa, AU	all-time rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1955	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Ibiapaba, BR	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Tooraweenah (Denham St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Serowe, BW	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Kipahulu 258, US	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	South Holmwood, AU	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1955	Gunnedah Pool, AU	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	49 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 399 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 50	313
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1