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Weather Records on 20 January 1899

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1899. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1899

  • On 20 January 1899, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 20 January 1899.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1899 12 station records on 20 January 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 20 January 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 20 January 1899 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 20 January 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 January 1899 by timescale Records on 20 January 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 20 January 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1899 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.2. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 3: 63 to 5: 35 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 36
3 to 53
5 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1899
Top 12 records on 20 January 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1899Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)40 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)15 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Wien, ATdaily high max14.0 C (57.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Groningen-1, NLdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Albury, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1899Uccle, BEdaily high max (Tie)12.1 C (53.8 F)tie59 years5 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

1795 to 1899
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1899. 1899 had 12 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 21796: 11798: 11804: 21820: 11844: 11850: 11858: 21861: 11862: 11863: 11866: 21867: 11872: 11874: 41875: 41878: 11879: 11880: 51881: 41885: 11890: 21891: 11892: 31893: 31894: 11895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 61899: 121900: 151901: 111902: 51903: 41904: 141905: 21906: 251907: 261908: 91909: 301910: 111911: 31912: 71913: 441914: 571915: 1531916: 341917: 1231918: 711919: 281920: 1031921: 451922: 861923: 411924: 2981925: 1811926: 1101927: 3811928: 3831929: 2031930: 5401931: 901932: 1391933: 4411934: 1181935: 9041936: 6021937: 1,0411938: 2191939: 2381940: 1,1471941: 2141942: 9791943: 1,0021944: 5681945: 3021946: 4871947: 5341948: 4221949: 4291950: 6531951: 9581952: 3861953: 4761954: 7911955: 2781956: 9061957: 3491958: 4941959: 6031960: 3291961: 6411962: 1,1621963: 9211964: 5671965: 2831966: 6341967: 5561968: 1,0961969: 8591970: 1,3011971: 9361972: 8231973: 4501974: 9781975: 6881976: 8481977: 9971978: 1,6691979: 1,1581980: 4231981: 8231982: 9581983: 8471984: 1,9571985: 2,1881986: 1,3271987: 1,0631988: 1,6371989: 9551990: 1,2571991: 5621992: 4931993: 1,3271994: 2,0351995: 1,1361996: 8511997: 6581998: 5761999: 1,3682000: 1,1322001: 6672002: 6662003: 7322004: 4512005: 1,3352006: 1,3952007: 2,1432008: 1,3662009: 7382010: 9862011: 7312012: 8482013: 4322014: 4802015: 4132016: 7262017: 1,3702018: 6342019: 7222020: 4982021: 3752022: 3462023: 7782024: 8412025: 1,5992026: 1931795187819011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1899. 1899 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-20 in each year
YearRecords
17952
17961
17981
18042
18201
18441
18501
18582
18611
18621
18631
18662
18671
18721
18744
18754
18781
18791
18805
18814
18851
18902
18911
18923
18933
18941
18952
18961
18973
18986
189912
190015
190111
19025
19034
190414
19052
190625
190726
19089
190930
191011
19113
19127
191344
191457
1915153
191634
1917123
191871
191928
1920103
192145
192286
192341
1924298
1925181
1926110
1927381
1928383
1929203
1930540
193190
1932139
1933441
1934118
1935904
1936602
19371,041
1938219
1939238
19401,147
1941214
1942979
19431,002
1944568
1945302
1946487
1947534
1948422
1949429
1950653
1951958
1952386
1953476
1954791
1955278
1956906
1957349
1958494
1959603
1960329
1961641
19621,162
1963921
1964567
1965283
1966634
1967556
19681,096
1969859
19701,301
1971936
1972823
1973450
1974978
1975688
1976848
1977997
19781,669
19791,158
1980423
1981823
1982958
1983847
19841,957
19852,188
19861,327
19871,063
19881,637
1989955
19901,257
1991562
1992493
19931,327
19942,035
19951,136
1996851
1997658
1998576
19991,368
20001,132
2001667
2002666
2003732
2004451
20051,335
20061,395
20072,143
20081,366
2009738
2010986
2011731
2012848
2013432
2014480
2015413
2016726
20171,370
2018634
2019722
2020498
2021375
2022346
2023778
2024841
20251,599
2026193

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).