Weather Records on 21 January 1971

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1971. Highest significance: Camocim, BR.

Key Facts for 21 January 1971

On 21 January 1971, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 646 daily.
Camocim set a daily record precipitation of 103.0 mm (4.1 in) on 21 January 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 21 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbring (Vincent Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Bell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
High Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Engeland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 21 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 21 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 646.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1971

Top 20 records on 21 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1971	Camocim, BR	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Fajardo, PR	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Bom Jesus, BR	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Ceara-Mirim, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat, AU	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	monthly rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Vancouver City Hall, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Mulbring (Vincent Street), AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	40 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 672 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 2026-10-13 (13 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 100	544
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1