Weather Records on 21 January 1996

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1996. Highest significance: Navacerrada, ES.

Key Facts for 21 January 1996

On 21 January 1996, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 509 daily.
Navacerrada set an all-time record daily precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 21 January 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 21 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sotuta (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macabuzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague River 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lutzputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Rvr Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toko	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-61.1 C (-78.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzana	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.8 C (-57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leitao da Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keimoes (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Contact	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wollombi (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melo Franco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joanopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paratei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 21 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 21 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 14, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1996

Top 20 records on 21 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1996	Navacerrada, ES	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1996	New Berlin, US	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Warroad, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Rooiberg, ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Superior, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Sotuta (Dge), MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Ajan, RU	all-time low min	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Macabuzinho, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Espita, MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Uniteit, ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1996	Vaalhoek, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	40 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 528 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 100	380
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1