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Weather Records on 20 January 1919

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1919. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 20 January 1919

  • On 20 January 1919, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 17.7 mm (0.7 in) on 20 January 1919.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1919 28 station records on 20 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 20 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation17.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MethvenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.7 mm (2.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.5 mm (2.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-4.2 C (24.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
GnomeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-37.2 C (-35.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BiambleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-12.5 C (9.5 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 20 January 1919 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1919 by type: Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1919 by type: Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.
Records on 20 January 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 January 1919 by timescale Records on 20 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27.
Records on 20 January 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1919 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.7. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1810 to 20: 420 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1018
10 to 204
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1919
Top 20 records on 20 January 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1919Oxford, GBdaily rain17.7 mm (0.7 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Sveg, SEdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Laurieton (Elouera St), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Methven, AUdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Ebor (Kotupna), AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Townsville Pilot Station, AUdaily rain62.5 mm (2.5 in)42.7 mm (1.7 in)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Bollon Mary St, AUdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Lithgow (Cooerwull), AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUmonthly high min-4.2 C (24.4 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Gavle, SEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Burketown Post Office, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Gnomery, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Ekaterinburg, RUdaily low min-37.2 C (-35.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Lithgow (Birdwood St), AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Biamble, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1919Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high min-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 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 1919
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 28 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 1919. 1919 had 28 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).