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Weather Records on 22 January 1920

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1920. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1920

  • On 22 January 1920, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.6 C (69.1 F) on 22 January 1920.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 22 January 1920 32 station records on 22 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 22 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-43.9 C (-47.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
LowellUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-41.1 C (-42.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-38.9 C (-38.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.7 C (-7.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-41.1 C (-42.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa CdaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 22 January 1920 by type Records set or tied on 22 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 15Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 22 January 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum15
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 January 1920 by timescale Records on 22 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32.
Records on 22 January 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1920 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 182 to 4: 54 to 6: 56 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 218
2 to 45
4 to 65
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1920
Top 20 records on 22 January 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 January 1920Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)53 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Galway, IEdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)53 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Tomsk, RUdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920New Westminster, CAdaily low max-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Banff, CAdaily low min-43.9 C (-47.0 F)8.3 C (14.9 F)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Gardiner, USdaily low min-27.8 C (-18.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Welland, CAdaily low min-22.2 C (-8.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Nicosia, CYdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Ekaterinburg, RUdaily high max0.6 C (33.1 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Lowell, USdaily low min-22.8 C (-9.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Indian Head Cda, CAdaily low min-41.1 C (-42.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Swift Current, CAdaily low min-38.9 C (-38.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Lucknow, CAdaily low min-25.0 C (-13.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Banff, CAdaily low max-27.2 C (-17.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Stoney Creek, CAdaily low min-21.7 C (-7.1 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Northfield, USdaily low min-28.9 C (-20.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1920Spokane Intl AP, USdaily low min-11.1 C (12.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years12 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 on 01-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 32 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21796: 11800: 11823: 11829: 21838: 11840: 11845: 11850: 21853: 11863: 11867: 11872: 11873: 11874: 21876: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 31884: 41887: 11888: 11891: 31892: 51893: 11894: 41895: 51896: 51897: 51898: 61899: 111900: 31901: 31902: 171903: 141904: 121905: 31906: 591907: 161908: 81909: 311910: 671911: 161912: 41913: 161914: 301915: 301916: 481917: 1631918: 711919: 271920: 321921: 371922: 271923: 521924: 2681925: 2081926: 2591927: 4531928: 841929: 2601930: 7411931: 1381932: 1981933: 8451934: 3721935: 4611936: 5971937: 8881938: 2761939: 2611940: 5991941: 2371942: 5431943: 1,3001944: 2471945: 1291946: 3411947: 2831948: 5651949: 3651950: 5391951: 2551952: 7531953: 2021954: 6211955: 3841956: 4101957: 7891958: 4171959: 7121960: 4431961: 1,1001962: 7331963: 5741964: 5251965: 4761966: 8641967: 1,0411968: 6841969: 8301970: 1,6751971: 3231972: 5241973: 6921974: 5581975: 4691976: 9581977: 6171978: 8191979: 8971980: 5781981: 1,1921982: 1,9411983: 9741984: 1,2201985: 1,3651986: 5231987: 1,3391988: 1,1401989: 6251990: 8301991: 6541992: 4581993: 1,7001994: 1,0541995: 1,1251996: 6981997: 1,5211998: 5911999: 1,7092000: 1,0192001: 4622002: 1,1262003: 7562004: 6052005: 1,2422006: 9242007: 1,2492008: 7952009: 1,0312010: 1,2052011: 8172012: 6592013: 7852014: 8082015: 6052016: 8372017: 1,1972018: 9272019: 6352020: 5102021: 5472022: 6122023: 6302024: 9402025: 1,4852026: 2301795187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-22 in each year
YearRecords
17952
17961
18001
18231
18292
18381
18401
18451
18502
18531
18631
18671
18721
18731
18742
18761
18781
18791
18803
18813
18844
18871
18881
18913
18925
18931
18944
18955
18965
18975
18986
189911
19003
19013
190217
190314
190412
19053
190659
190716
19088
190931
191067
191116
19124
191316
191430
191530
191648
1917163
191871
191927
192032
192137
192227
192352
1924268
1925208
1926259
1927453
192884
1929260
1930741
1931138
1932198
1933845
1934372
1935461
1936597
1937888
1938276
1939261
1940599
1941237
1942543
19431,300
1944247
1945129
1946341
1947283
1948565
1949365
1950539
1951255
1952753
1953202
1954621
1955384
1956410
1957789
1958417
1959712
1960443
19611,100
1962733
1963574
1964525
1965476
1966864
19671,041
1968684
1969830
19701,675
1971323
1972524
1973692
1974558
1975469
1976958
1977617
1978819
1979897
1980578
19811,192
19821,941
1983974
19841,220
19851,365
1986523
19871,339
19881,140
1989625
1990830
1991654
1992458
19931,700
19941,054
19951,125
1996698
19971,521
1998591
19991,709
20001,019
2001462
20021,126
2003756
2004605
20051,242
2006924
20071,249
2008795
20091,031
20101,205
2011817
2012659
2013785
2014808
2015605
2016837
20171,197
2018927
2019635
2020510
2021547
2022612
2023630
2024940
20251,485
2026230

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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).