Weather Records on 21 January 2022

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2022. Highest significance: Elizabeth City, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 2022

On 21 January 2022, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 416 daily.
Elizabeth City set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 21 January 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 21 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wirrulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Pimbena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree (Kangaroo Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hutag	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamishli	Syria	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shantou	China	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muren	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elazig	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Dare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulaan-Gom	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watonga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oguzeli	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troutdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 21 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 21 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2022

Top 20 records on 21 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2022	Elizabeth City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	106 years	79 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2022	Juneau AP, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2022	Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2022	Wirrulla, AU	all-time rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2022	Kokatha, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2022	Siam, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2022	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2022	Tarcoola (Lake Everard), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Ceduna AMO, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Smoky Bay, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Miami Intl AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Hiltaba, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Wirrulla (Pimbena), AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Ceduna (Maltee), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Moonaree (Kangaroo Well), AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Streaky Bay, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Ft Lauderdale Beach, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2022	Hutag, MN	daily high min	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	11.5 C (20.7 F)	52 years	42 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2022. 2022 had 430 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	1,387
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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	321
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2