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Weather Records on 20 January 1916

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1916. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 20 January 1916

  • On 20 January 1916, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Galway set a daily record high maximum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 20 January 1916.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1916 34 station records on 20 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 20 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TenterdenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ElatmaRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 20 January 1916 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 20 January 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 January 1916 by timescale Records on 20 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 20 January 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1916 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2620 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2026
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1916
Top 20 records on 20 January 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1916Galway, IEdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)46 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Graaff Reinet, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Karesuando, SEdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Santa Fe, USdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Lawrence, USdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Ottawa, CAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Ottawa, CAdaily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)1.5 cm (0.6 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Durham, GBdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Arnsberg, DEdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZAdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Stony Mountain, CAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)0 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Stony Mountain, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)0 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain2.4 mm (0.09 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Oudtshoorn, ZAdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Tenterden, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Bic, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Bic, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Gavle, SEdaily high min2.0 C (35.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Sheffield, GBdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1916Freiburg, DEdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)16 years9 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 1916
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 34 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 1916. 1916 had 34 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).