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Weather Records on 20 January 1914

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1914. Highest significance: Murrurundi Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1914

  • On 20 January 1914, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 57 daily.
  • Murrurundi Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 20 January 1914.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

57 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1914 57 station records on 20 January 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
57 station records on 20 January 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation74.4 mm (2.9 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
DartmouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.0 mm (1.9 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
LlangollenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.8 mm (2.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
EllerstonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BobundaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.8 C (21.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.7 mm (0.22 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.7 C (21.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-9.0 C (15.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BeaufortSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TinapageeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.2 C (22.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.8 C (21.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
NocolecheAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-15.5 C (4.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records
Records on 20 January 1914 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 6. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 40Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.
Records on 20 January 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall40
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 January 1914 by timescale Records on 20 January 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 57. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 57all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 57.
Records on 20 January 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily57

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1914 Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.3. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 10: 3610 to 20: 320 to 30: 530 to 40: 440 to 50: 050 to 60: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1036
10 to 203
20 to 305
30 to 404
40 to 500
50 to 602

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1914
Top 20 records on 20 January 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1914Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain74.4 mm (2.9 in)55.3 mm (2.2 in)26 years40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1914Dartmouth, AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)34.3 mm (1.4 in)26 years37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1914Cataract River, AUdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)20 years31 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)28 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)14 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Llangollen, AUdaily rain63.8 mm (2.5 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)28 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Ellerston, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)26 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Barrie, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)46 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)24 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Sevastopol',Mgs, UAdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Tamworth Airport, AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Goonoo Goonoo Station, AUdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Cottam, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)3.6 cm (1.4 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Belltrees 1, AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Bobundara, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Magdeburg, DEdaily low max-5.8 C (21.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain5.7 mm (0.22 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Coonamble (Warrana), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1914Dubbo West, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)28 years15 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 1914
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 57 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 1914. 1914 had 57 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).