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Weather Records on 20 January 1906

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1906. Highest significance: Milwaukee Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1906

  • On 20 January 1906, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Milwaukee Wb City set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 20 January 1906.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1906 25 station records on 20 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 20 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature45.6 C (114.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 20 January 1906 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 20 January 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 January 1906 by timescale Records on 20 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24.
Records on 20 January 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1906 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2210 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 1022
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1906
Top 20 records on 20 January 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1906Milwaukee Wb City, USmonthly high max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)11 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Southampton, CAdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Woodstock, CAdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Hvar, HRdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Parry Sound, CAdaily high max7.2 C (45.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Toledo Blade, USdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Madison Wb City, USdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Madison Wb City, USdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Escanaba, USdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Santa Fe, USdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high max7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Buffalo, USdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Dubuque River, USdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Parry Sound, CAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Peterborough, CAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1906Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)10 years8 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 1906
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1906. 1906 had 25 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 1906. 1906 had 25 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).