Weather Records on 20 January 1920

103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1920. Highest significance: Powell Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1920

On 20 January 1920, 103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 102 daily.
Powell Creek set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 20 January 1920.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

103 stations

103 station records on 20 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Brewarrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coonimbia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

103 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 20 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1920

Top 20 records on 20 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1920	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1920	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1920	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1920	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1920	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1920	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Muttaburra, AU	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1920	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	23 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 103 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 50	79
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1