Weather Records on 21 January 1985

2,457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1985. Highest significance: Rupert 3 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1985

On 21 January 1985, 2,457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 2,031 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 605 were all-time records, 176 monthly and 1,676 daily.
Rupert 3 WSW set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 21 January 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 21 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,457 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 965, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 1,066, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 146.

Records on 21 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	965
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	1,066
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	146

Records on 21 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 605, monthly 176, daily 1,676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,054 broken records

Margins by which the 2,054 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 297.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1985

Top 20 records on 21 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1985	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1985	Wytheville, US	all-time low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1985	Ashland, US	all-time low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1985	Greeneville Exp STN, US	all-time low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1985	Newport 1 NW, US	all-time low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1985	Rogersville 1 NE, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1985	Bedford, US	all-time low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1985	Hamlin, US	all-time low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1985	Ripley, US	all-time low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Toledo Blade, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Wytheville, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Hatteras, US	all-time low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	State UNIV, US	all-time low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Glenville, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Rome, US	all-time low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Oakland 1 SE, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	all-time low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Marion, US	all-time low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Raleigh State UNIV, US	all-time low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1985	Burkes Garden, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	57 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 2,457 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	1,979
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2