Weather Records on 21 January 2000

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2000. Highest significance: Red Lake Indian Agcy, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 2000

On 21 January 2000, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 664 daily.
Red Lake Indian Agcy set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 21 January 2000.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 21 January 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
J.G.H. van der Wath Airp	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honolua Fld 49 494	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
North Springs 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-48.8 C (-55.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laranja da Terra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yonago	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Diacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ataleia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greene	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinsville 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Tamazola	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perote	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-50.8 C (-59.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claussville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 21 January 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 21 January 2000 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 15, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2000

Top 20 records on 21 January 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2000	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2000	Mombetsu, JP	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Marion, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	J.G.H. van der Wath Airp, NA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Honolua Fld 49 494, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Hua Hin, TH	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Chama, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Francisco Sa (Efbm), BR	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	North Springs 4NW, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Winslow AP, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	Waterloo, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2000	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	82 years	36 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 686 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	460
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1