Weather Records on 22 January 1981

1,192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1981. Highest significance: Barkestad, NO.

Key Facts for 22 January 1981

On 22 January 1981, 1,192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
812 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 1,078 daily.
Barkestad set a daily record snow depth of 136.0 cm (53.5 in) on 22 January 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,192 stations

1,192 station records on 22 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caplan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.4 cm (14.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco da Corredeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humpty Doo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alameda NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Court House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,192 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 528, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 22 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	528
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 22 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 113, daily 1,078.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

993 broken records

Margins by which the 993 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1981

Top 20 records on 22 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Meadows of Dan 5 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Caplan, CA	daily snowfall	36.4 cm (14.3 in)	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Sundance, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Klipspruit, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Colfax, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Elko Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Cotonou, BJ	monthly high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	San Pedro, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Wells, US	monthly high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Sao Francisco da Corredeira, BR	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Humpty Doo Station, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1981	Alameda NAS, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 1,192 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	1,484
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 2026-10-14 (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 100	967
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	3