Weather Records on 21 January 1995

1,276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1995. Highest significance: Fairlight Station, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1995

On 21 January 1995, 1,276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,243 daily.
Fairlight Station set a daily record precipitation of 139.4 mm (5.5 in) on 21 January 1995.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,276 stations

1,276 station records on 21 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Melitopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ainslie Tyson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harden (Dunolly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Brogo (Upper Brogo Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chakola (Riversdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sappemeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,276 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 801, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 21 January 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	801
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 21 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 1,243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,118 broken records

Margins by which the 1,118 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 1995

Top 20 records on 21 January 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1995	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Binalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	99 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	91 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	94 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Melitopol, UA	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Ainslie Tyson St, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Tungamah, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1995	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 1,276 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 50	1,057
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1