Weather Records on 1 January 2021

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2021. Highest significance: Dequeen, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 2021

On 1 January 2021, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 567 daily.
Dequeen set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 1 January 2021.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 1 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Primda	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bobin (Bobin Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston Ag Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Foreman	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Number One (Murrays Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rollingstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bogg Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Proctor Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medford 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abingdon Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 1 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 1 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2021

Top 20 records on 1 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2021	Dequeen, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2021	Corsicana, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2021	Leedey, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2021	Vici 1NNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2021	Panther Junction, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2021	Primda, CZ	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Bobin (Bobin Creek), AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Shawnee, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Cooper, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Kinston Ag Rsch, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Jayton, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Yarras (Mount Seaview), AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Foreman, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Logansport, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Durant, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Rosser, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2021	Number One (Murrays Creek), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 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

1798 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2021. 2021 had 589 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	461
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2