Weather Records on 21 January 2001

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2001. Highest significance: Norseman, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 2001

On 21 January 2001, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 717 daily.
Norseman set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 21 January 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 21 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarockin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cashton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wandina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Randlett 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rouen - Boos	France	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katta Barega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa del Valle	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 171, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 21 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	171
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 21 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2001

Top 20 records on 21 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2001	Norseman, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2001	Mellenbye, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2001	Bencubbin, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2001	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2001	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2001	Noongaar, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2001	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2001	Moree, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2001	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2001	Warralakin, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Perenjori, AU	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Beria, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Dobra Scritia, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Boodarockin, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Grass Patch, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Edah, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Brockton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Cashton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Wandina, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2001	Bonnie Doon, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	50 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 736 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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Data for records on 2001-01-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	497
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3