Weather Records on 21 January 2026

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2026. Highest significance: Frankfort 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 2026

On 21 January 2026, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 195 daily.
Frankfort 2NE set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 21 January 2026.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 21 January 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xuzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wagait Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Changsha	China	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linjiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daneborg	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dongtai	China	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Daneborg	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shrub Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hutag	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.9 C (118.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Erbent	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gazandzhyk	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sigonella	Italy	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doongan	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berrimah Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toomba Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galuut	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nancheng	China	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baruunturuun	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser River Idaho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quail Prairie Lookout Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Irish Taylor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Underkhaan	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Owens Camp Loc California	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Siping	China	Record low maximum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orly	France	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baruunharaa	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yanji	China	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chunggang	Korea, North	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Camp Loc California	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 21 January 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 21 January 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

166 broken records

Margins by which the 166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2026

Top 20 records on 21 January 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2026	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2026	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2026	Xuzhou, CN	daily low max	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2026	Shemya USAF Base, US	daily high max	5.4 C (41.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2026	Wagait Beach, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Litchville 2NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Changsha, CN	all-time low max	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Linjiang, CN	daily low max	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	70 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Bulgan, MN	daily low max	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Aneityum, VU	all-time high min	28.8 C (83.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Daneborg, GL	daily high min	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Westhampton Gabreski AP, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Dongtai, CN	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	63 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Lake Charles, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Daneborg, GL	daily high max	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Shrub Oak, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily low min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Hutag, MN	daily low max	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	56 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2026. 2026 had 201 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	159
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1