Weather Records on 21 January 1920

75 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1920. Highest significance: Nanango Wills St, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1920

On 21 January 1920, 75 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 74 daily.
Nanango Wills St set a daily record precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 21 January 1920.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

75 stations

75 station records on 21 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tomago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

75 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 21 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1920

Top 20 records on 21 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1920	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1920	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1920	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Bobundara, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Bourke (Beemery), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Plauen, DE	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1920	Weimar, DE	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	24 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 75 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	64
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1