Weather Records on 21 January 1962

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1962. Highest significance: Green Rvr, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1962

On 21 January 1962, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 705 daily.
Green Rvr set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 21 January 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 21 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonita	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sardine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dudleys	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Powers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 21 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 21 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 16, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

620 broken records

Margins by which the 620 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1962

Top 20 records on 21 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1962	Green Rvr, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1962	Doornkom, ZA	all-time rain	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1962	Levan, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1962	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Paynesville, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Newton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Ashland, US	all-time low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Port Orford 2, US	all-time low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Greer, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Botataboomen, ZA	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Bonita, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Vanceburg, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	McGill, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	all-time low max	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Sardine Creek, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Oak City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1962	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	95 years	41 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 741 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	568
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1