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Weather Records on 20 July 1920

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1920. Highest significance: Kola-In-Murman, RU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1920

  • On 20 July 1920, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Kola-In-Murman set an all-time record daily precipitation of 31.7 mm (1.2 in) on 20 July 1920.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 20 July 1920 16 station records on 20 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 20 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation31.7 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation13.6 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
FernmountAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord low minimum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BattlefordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChitaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BooraraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 20 July 1920 by type Records set or tied on 20 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 20 July 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 July 1920 by timescale Records on 20 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 1monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 20 July 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1920 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.4. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 82 to 4: 14 to 6: 26 to 8: 18 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 28
2 to 41
4 to 62
6 to 81
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1920
Top 16 records on 20 July 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 July 1920Kola-In-Murman, RUall-time rain31.7 mm (1.2 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)2 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Bird Rocks, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Uman, UAdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Chatham, CAdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Anticosti Heath Point, CAdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)36 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Fernmount, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Tbilisi, GEdaily low min13.6 C (56.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Battleford, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Chita, RUdaily high min18.0 C (64.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Fort Chipewyan, CAdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Boorara, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920New Westminster, CAdaily low max18.3 C (64.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZmonthly high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie28 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1920Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie17 years2 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

1809 to 1920
Records on 07-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1920. 1920 had 16 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001809: 11810: 11811: 21832: 21844: 21850: 11859: 21863: 11865: 41866: 11867: 11868: 11870: 11872: 11874: 21876: 11877: 21879: 31880: 11881: 21882: 11883: 21885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 51892: 71893: 11894: 11895: 11897: 41898: 21899: 41900: 91901: 31902: 131903: 61904: 101905: 61906: 81907: 121908: 311909: 61910: 271911: 121912: 331913: 281914: 201915: 1631916: 1171917: 571918: 531919: 401920: 161921: 551922: 521923: 1731924: 1121925: 1251926: 4111927: 1061928: 3661929: 4801930: 5981931: 3621932: 3381933: 2011934: 8571935: 3861936: 3581937: 2131938: 3921939: 3361940: 3251941: 2701942: 6091943: 3261944: 4701945: 2781946: 4821947: 6351948: 3851949: 8071950: 5631951: 4481952: 4881953: 3161954: 5121955: 3771956: 5451957: 3511958: 5361959: 6051960: 7581961: 3381962: 3271963: 4571964: 4161965: 1,1101966: 4691967: 4551968: 3891969: 6491970: 8901971: 6191972: 1,0621973: 8041974: 4891975: 4701976: 5801977: 8991978: 6631979: 1,2491980: 9251981: 1,0481982: 5801983: 1,1171984: 7991985: 6041986: 8481987: 1,1561988: 1,1031989: 1,1831990: 7241991: 1,0241992: 1,1371993: 9011994: 6111995: 9611996: 1,3651997: 9031998: 1,6821999: 8152000: 1,3932001: 7552002: 9862003: 1,3132004: 9782005: 1,2662006: 1,4872007: 1,1242008: 6632009: 1,5332010: 1,1542011: 1,3392012: 8172013: 8502014: 1,0002015: 8122016: 7442017: 3982018: 9302019: 8672020: 5242021: 6832022: 1,1082023: 8122024: 7372025: 6802026: 8631809187918991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1920. 1920 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-20 in each year
YearRecords
18091
18101
18112
18322
18442
18501
18592
18631
18654
18661
18671
18681
18701
18721
18742
18761
18772
18793
18801
18812
18821
18832
18851
18862
18871
18881
18892
18905
18927
18931
18941
18951
18974
18982
18994
19009
19013
190213
19036
190410
19056
19068
190712
190831
19096
191027
191112
191233
191328
191420
1915163
1916117
191757
191853
191940
192016
192155
192252
1923173
1924112
1925125
1926411
1927106
1928366
1929480
1930598
1931362
1932338
1933201
1934857
1935386
1936358
1937213
1938392
1939336
1940325
1941270
1942609
1943326
1944470
1945278
1946482
1947635
1948385
1949807
1950563
1951448
1952488
1953316
1954512
1955377
1956545
1957351
1958536
1959605
1960758
1961338
1962327
1963457
1964416
19651,110
1966469
1967455
1968389
1969649
1970890
1971619
19721,062
1973804
1974489
1975470
1976580
1977899
1978663
19791,249
1980925
19811,048
1982580
19831,117
1984799
1985604
1986848
19871,156
19881,103
19891,183
1990724
19911,024
19921,137
1993901
1994611
1995961
19961,365
1997903
19981,682
1999815
20001,393
2001755
2002986
20031,313
2004978
20051,266
20061,487
20071,124
2008663
20091,533
20101,154
20111,339
2012817
2013850
20141,000
2015812
2016744
2017398
2018930
2019867
2020524
2021683
20221,108
2023812
2024737
2025680
2026863

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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).