Weather Records on 21 January 2008

1,061 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2008. Highest significance: Akron, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 2008

On 21 January 2008, 1,061 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 313 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 999 daily.
Akron set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 21 January 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,061 stations

1,061 station records on 21 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Uelzen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emden-Wolthusen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neuruppin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Worpswede-Huttenbusch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Kooy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Rueda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grossenkneten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake William Hovell Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Formerum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Herbayum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delfzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,061 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 21 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 21 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

896 broken records

Margins by which the 896 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2008

Top 20 records on 21 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2008	Akron, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	107 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 January 2008	Willunga, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	76 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2008	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2008	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2008	Soltau, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2008	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2008	Uelzen, DE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2008	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Konigsmoor, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Emden-Wolthusen, DE	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Neuruppin, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Berlin-Tegel, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, PR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Wood, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Worpswede-Huttenbusch, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	De Kooy, NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2008	Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal, DE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	48 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,061 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 50	859
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2