Weather Records on 20 January 1917

123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1917. Highest significance: Baradine Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1917

On 20 January 1917, 123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 120 daily.
Baradine Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 20 January 1917.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

123 stations

123 station records on 20 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulcumbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boola Boolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Neba Coonamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

123 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 January 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1917

Top 20 records on 20 January 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1917	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1917	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1917	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1917	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1917	Wollun, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1917	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1917	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1917	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Millie, AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Tulcumbah, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Mount Tenandra, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Stockholm, SE	daily low max	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Eversleigh, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Orebro, SE	daily low max	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1917	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	22 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 123 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	97
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2