Weather Records on 22 January 1961

1,100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1961. Highest significance: Belvidere, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1961

On 22 January 1961, 1,100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 841 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Belvidere set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 22 January 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,100 stations

1,100 station records on 22 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Guadalupe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,100 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 402, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 439, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 22 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	402
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	439
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 22 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 25, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 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

22 January 1961

Top 20 records on 22 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	San Juan de Guadalupe (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Sao Miguel, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Belvidere, US	all-time low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Miraima, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Mascota (Smn), MX	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Campo Grande (Augusto Severo), BR	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Uruque, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Phillipsburg, US	all-time low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Sussex 1 NW, US	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Sape, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Mascota (Smn), MX	all-time low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Ahuacatlan, MX	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1961	Layton 3 NW, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	41 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

1795 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 1,100 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1961
Margin	Records
0 to 100	942
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1