Weather Records on 21 January 2011

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2011. Highest significance: Hawley 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 2011

On 21 January 2011, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 809 daily.
Hawley 1 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 21 January 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

836 stations

836 station records on 21 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kingston Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Senecaville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glennallen Kcam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hodgenville Lincoln P	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 214, Deepest snow cover 176.

Records on 21 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	214
Deepest snow cover	176

Records on 21 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 18, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2011

Top 20 records on 21 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2011	Hawley 1 E, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2011	Kurdjali, BG	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2011	Kingston Springs, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Des Arc, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	107 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Wrotham Park, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Senecaville Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Landsburg, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Rock Springs, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	W Otis, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Bellefontaine, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	113 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Morrilton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Ansonia 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Padthaway (Marcollat), AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Las Margaritas, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Marysville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2011	Waverly, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 836 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 100	593
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1