Weather Records on 21 January 1967

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1967. Highest significance: Cardabia, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1967

On 21 January 1967, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 475 daily.
Cardabia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 222.3 mm (8.8 in) on 21 January 1967.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 21 January 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Searsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aguiar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	293.6 mm (11.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Mateo	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 21 January 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 21 January 1967 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 27, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1967

Top 20 records on 21 January 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1967	Cardabia, AU	all-time rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 years	78 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1967	Wandagee, AU	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1967	Mia Mia, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1967	Ningaloo, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1967	Cooralya, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Boolardy, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Teresina, BR	daily rain	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Boologooro, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Minilya, AU	daily rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Exmouth Gulf, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Berkeley, US	all-time rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Saint Helena, US	monthly rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Searsville Lake, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Marron, AU	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Portola, US	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1967	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	27 years	47 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1967. 1967 had 511 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	385
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1