Weather Records on 17 January 1920

148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1920. Highest significance: Ottawa Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 17 January 1920

On 17 January 1920, 148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 145 daily.
Ottawa Cda set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 17 January 1920.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

148 stations

148 station records on 17 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

148 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 17 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

134 broken records

Margins by which the 134 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1920

Top 20 records on 17 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1920	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1920	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Portland, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Portland, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	North Bruce, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Poplitah, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Denman (Martindale), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Beatrice, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Armagh, GB	daily high max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Orskar_A, SE	monthly rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Gavle, SE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Cradock, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Junsele, SE	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1920	Sarna, SE	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 years	20 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 148 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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 25	123
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1