Weather Records on 22 January 2021

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2021. Highest significance: Lulea-Bergnaset, SE.

Key Facts for 22 January 2021

On 22 January 2021, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 535 daily.
Lulea-Bergnaset set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 22 January 2021.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 22 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bygdsiljum_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brande	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kocelovice	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jorn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrabun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kusmark_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Letalisce Jozeta Pucnika Ljubl	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montabaur	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ullanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Expstation	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suntar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-48.6 C (-55.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altay	China	Record high maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawica	Poland	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Topol Pri Medvodah	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telfer Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fuyun	China	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ica	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vojsko	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qitai	China	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wudu	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mishima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2021

Top 20 records on 22 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2021	Lulea-Bergnaset, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2021	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2021	Bygdsiljum_D, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2021	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Lovanger, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Lulea Flygplats, SE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Old Delamere, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	132 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Brande, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu, SI	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Blanco, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Kocelovice, CZ	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	121 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Makurazaki, JP	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2021	Jorn, SE	monthly rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	10 years	38 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

1795 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 547 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 20	470
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2