Weather Records on 21 January 1991

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1991. Highest significance: Ibeka (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 January 1991

On 21 January 1991, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 547 daily.
Ibeka (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 21 January 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 21 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dora Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornudas Svc STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crane	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clube de Regatas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mo I Rana III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dinton Vale (Berrilee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Vale (Numeralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 21 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 21 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1991

Top 20 records on 21 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1991	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Ashtabula, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Kia Ora, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Bundaleer, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Dora Park, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Stykkisholmur, IS	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Cornudas Svc STN, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Luckhoff (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Le Roy, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Canaan Valley, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Penedo, BR	monthly rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Hamada, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Opaeula 870, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1991	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1991	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	34 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 559 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 20	386
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1