Weather Records on 21 January 1956

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1956. Highest significance: Aberfoyle, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1956

On 21 January 1956, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 596 daily.
Aberfoyle set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.8 mm (5.8 in) on 21 January 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 21 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Whetstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Umbercollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego the Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 481, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 21 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	481
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 21 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 31, daily 596.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1956

Top 20 records on 21 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1956	Aberfoyle, AU	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Glenelg, AU	all-time rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Inglewood Post Office, AU	all-time rain	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	8 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Kindon, AU	all-time rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Deepwater Post Office, AU	all-time rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Willowvale, AU	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1956	Whetstone Post Office, AU	all-time rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1956	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1956	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1956	Belah Park, AU	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1956	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1956	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1956	Dundee (Rangers Valley), AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1956	Jeogla Station, AU	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1956	Reedy Creek Station, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1956	Texas Post Office, AU	all-time rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	56 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 653 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 January 1956
Margin	Records
0 to 100	572
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1