Weather Records on 21 January 1984

2,132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1984. Highest significance: Lyndhurst Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1984

On 21 January 1984, 2,132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 1,759 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 58 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 2,031 daily.
Lyndhurst Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 21 January 1984.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 21 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juquitiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,132 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 792, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 967, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 116.

Records on 21 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	792
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	967
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	116

Records on 21 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 58, monthly 43, daily 2,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,762 broken records

Margins by which the 1,762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1984

Top 20 records on 21 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1984	Lyndhurst Post Office, AU	all-time rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1984	Udskoe, RU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1984	Saint Johns, US	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Three Rivers, US	all-time low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Rangely 1E, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Auburn 2 SSE, US	all-time low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Warren 3 S, US	all-time low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Spencer, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Marree (Farina), AU	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Fremont, US	all-time low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Washington Court House, US	all-time low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Cumikan, RU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Winamac 2SSE, US	all-time low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Paulding, US	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Wauseon Wtp, US	all-time low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1984	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1984	Burukan, RU	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 2,132 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	1,715
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1