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Weather Records on 12 January 1920

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1920. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 12 January 1920

  • On 12 January 1920, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 48 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 72 daily.
  • Jena Sternwarte set a daily record high minimum temperature of 6.8 C (44.2 F) on 12 January 1920.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

73 stations
Weather records on 12 January 1920 73 station records on 12 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
73 station records on 12 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature13.7 C (56.7 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HenicheskUkraineRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord high maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature15.1 C (59.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TeterowGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mein StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.1 mm (2.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-SeefahrtschuleGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.9 C (40.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-WerftGermanyRecord high maximum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord high minimum temperature1.9 C (35.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ElatmaRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.4 cm (2.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.1 C (39.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ThornboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature-5.8 C (21.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records
Records on 12 January 1920 by type Records set or tied on 12 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 28Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 20Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 12 January 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum28
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum20
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 January 1920 by timescale Records on 12 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 72. 020406080all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 72all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 72.
Records on 12 January 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily72

How Much Records Were Beaten By

67 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1920 Margins by which the 67 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 2: 292 to 4: 204 to 6: 106 to 8: 58 to 10: 010 to 12: 212 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 67 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 229
2 to 420
4 to 610
6 to 85
8 to 100
10 to 122
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1920
Top 20 records on 12 January 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 1920Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high min6.8 C (44.2 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)66 years31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Wien, ATdaily high min5.7 C (42.3 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)57 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Salzburg, ATdaily high max16.0 C (60.8 F)7.1 C (12.8 F)36 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max14.0 C (57.2 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)35 years28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily high max11.9 C (53.4 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)36 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Milan, ITdaily high max12.0 C (53.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)35 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Wien, ATdaily high max13.7 C (56.7 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)35 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Bamberg, DEdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Henichesk, UAmonthly rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Bamberg, DEdaily high min5.3 C (41.5 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Weissenburg, DEdaily high max11.1 C (52.0 F)4.6 C (8.3 F)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily high max12.0 C (53.6 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min8.5 C (47.3 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Nurnberg, DEdaily high max12.4 C (54.3 F)5.1 C (9.2 F)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Nurnberg, DEdaily high min6.6 C (43.9 F)4.8 C (8.6 F)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Innsbruck, ATdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high max9.5 C (49.1 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1920Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high max15.1 C (59.2 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)16 years16 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

1794 to 1920
Records on 01-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 73 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21812: 11830: 21840: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21863: 21867: 11871: 31873: 21874: 11875: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31889: 11890: 11893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 91900: 31901: 81902: 61903: 131904: 31905: 151906: 41907: 121908: 291909: 191910: 431911: 701912: 551913: 191914: 671915: 391916: 471917: 1181918: 1481919: 241920: 731921: 311922: 711923: 651924: 871925: 1411926: 651927: 1441928: 6291929: 1031930: 1851931: 1421932: 4751933: 911934: 2221935: 2991936: 3341937: 2601938: 1791939: 2961940: 3151941: 2461942: 3271943: 4401944: 1191945: 4901946: 2881947: 2581948: 3301949: 5101950: 3991951: 3681952: 2681953: 1,2071954: 4271955: 3021956: 5031957: 3761958: 4101959: 5681960: 1,3651961: 2911962: 1,3971963: 2,0051964: 6351965: 3461966: 4851967: 4361968: 1,2071969: 5141970: 5271971: 7631972: 1,2891973: 5641974: 1,0571975: 1,2051976: 9861977: 1,0781978: 7111979: 1,2951980: 1,4421981: 1,5081982: 1,6141983: 1,1151984: 5961985: 8961986: 6901987: 2,0071988: 8411989: 1,0191990: 6371991: 1,3241992: 7741993: 1,9231994: 9421995: 1,6881996: 1,5961997: 1,9571998: 1,0771999: 8712000: 1,0612001: 5752002: 1,0112003: 7372004: 6512005: 1,9182006: 1,1172007: 1,4102008: 7152009: 8392010: 1,0442011: 1,7142012: 8102013: 1,4812014: 5152015: 7432016: 4002017: 1,3582018: 1,1982019: 9192020: 1,3102021: 6182022: 5702023: 8302024: 1,0682025: 5432026: 6301794188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 73 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-12 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18121
18302
18401
18491
18511
18562
18632
18671
18713
18732
18741
18752
18762
18773
18791
18811
18821
18841
18851
18863
18891
18901
18934
18941
18954
18963
18974
18987
18999
19003
19018
19026
190313
19043
190515
19064
190712
190829
190919
191043
191170
191255
191319
191467
191539
191647
1917118
1918148
191924
192073
192131
192271
192365
192487
1925141
192665
1927144
1928629
1929103
1930185
1931142
1932475
193391
1934222
1935299
1936334
1937260
1938179
1939296
1940315
1941246
1942327
1943440
1944119
1945490
1946288
1947258
1948330
1949510
1950399
1951368
1952268
19531,207
1954427
1955302
1956503
1957376
1958410
1959568
19601,365
1961291
19621,397
19632,005
1964635
1965346
1966485
1967436
19681,207
1969514
1970527
1971763
19721,289
1973564
19741,057
19751,205
1976986
19771,078
1978711
19791,295
19801,442
19811,508
19821,614
19831,115
1984596
1985896
1986690
19872,007
1988841
19891,019
1990637
19911,324
1992774
19931,923
1994942
19951,688
19961,596
19971,957
19981,077
1999871
20001,061
2001575
20021,011
2003737
2004651
20051,918
20061,117
20071,410
2008715
2009839
20101,044
20111,714
2012810
20131,481
2014515
2015743
2016400
20171,358
20181,198
2019919
20201,310
2021618
2022570
2023830
20241,068
2025543
2026630

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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).