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Weather Records on 20 January 1904

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1904. Highest significance: Geelong Sec, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1904

  • On 20 January 1904, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Geelong Sec set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 20 January 1904.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1904 14 station records on 20 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 20 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon ForestryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.1 mm (2.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth8.0 cm (3.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth6.0 cm (2.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-33.9 C (-29.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 20 January 1904 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 20 January 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 20 January 1904 by timescale Records on 20 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13.
Records on 20 January 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1904 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 10: 510 to 20: 320 to 30: 230 to 40: 140 to 50: 150 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 105
10 to 203
20 to 302
30 to 401
40 to 501
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1904
Top 14 records on 20 January 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1904Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)22 years45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1904Macedon Forestry, AUdaily rain56.1 mm (2.2 in)41.9 mm (1.6 in)4 years38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1904Ferntree Gully, AUdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)19 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Fort Sill, USmonthly high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth8.0 cm (3.1 in)8.0 cm (3.1 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth6.0 cm (2.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Hambantota, LKdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Chatham, CAdaily low min-33.9 C (-29.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1904Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie22 years2 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 1904
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 14 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 1904. 1904 had 14 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).