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Weather Records on 20 January 1908

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1908. Highest significance: Nuwara Eliya, LK.

Key Facts for 20 January 1908

  • On 20 January 1908, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Nuwara Eliya set a daily record high maximum temperature of 22.9 C (73.2 F) on 20 January 1908.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1908 9 station records on 20 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 20 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.9 C (73.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.6 C (74.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 20 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1.
Records on 20 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 January 1908 by timescale Records on 20 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 20 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1908 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.3. Ties are not counted. 01230.0 to 0.5: 20.5 to 1.0: 31.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 02.5 to 3.0: 03.0 to 3.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.5
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.52
0.5 to 1.03
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.50
2.5 to 3.00
3.0 to 3.51

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1908
Top 9 records on 20 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max22.9 C (73.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min23.6 C (74.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1908Escanaba, USdaily high max8.3 C (46.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max5.0 C (41.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high max5.6 C (42.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)8.3 C (46.9 F)tie1 year0 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1908Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)1.1 C (34.0 F)tie1 year0 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 1908
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 9 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: 6322019: 7212020: 4972021: 3732022: 3442023: 7772024: 8412025: 1,5981795187819011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 9 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
2018632
2019721
2020497
2021373
2022344
2023777
2024841
20251,598

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).