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Weather Records on 20 January 1921

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1921. Highest significance: Delegate (Weewalla), AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1921

  • On 20 January 1921, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 29 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 45 daily.
  • Delegate (Weewalla) set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 20 January 1921.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

45 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1921 45 station records on 20 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
45 station records on 20 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Delegate (Weewalla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
JimenbuenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb DwtnUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-FeninoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low maximum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-2.7 C (27.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
NossenGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
FranklinUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-FeninoRussiaRecord high maximum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records
Records on 20 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 14Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 15Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 20 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum14
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum15
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 January 1921 by timescale Records on 20 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 45. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 45all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 45.
Records on 20 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily45

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1921 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 325 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 532
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1921
Top 20 records on 20 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1921Delegate (Weewalla), AUdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)12 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)45 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max8.6 C (47.5 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)45 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Kazan, RUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Metten, DEdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Armagh, GBdaily high min8.6 C (47.5 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Jimenbuen, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Vestervig, DKdaily high max8.9 C (48.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Moose Factory, CAdaily high min-10.0 C (14.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Toronto, CAdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Port Arthur, CAdaily high min-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, USdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Madison Wb City, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Dubuque River, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921Moose Factory, CAdaily high max3.3 C (37.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1921St John's, CAdaily low min-18.3 C (-0.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years11 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 1921
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 45 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 21796: 11798: 11804: 21820: 11844: 11850: 11858: 21861: 11862: 11863: 11866: 21867: 11872: 11874: 41875: 41878: 11879: 11880: 51881: 41885: 11890: 21891: 11892: 31893: 31894: 11895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 61899: 121900: 151901: 111902: 51903: 41904: 141905: 21906: 251907: 261908: 91909: 301910: 111911: 31912: 71913: 441914: 571915: 1531916: 341917: 1231918: 711919: 281920: 1031921: 451922: 861923: 411924: 2981925: 1811926: 1101927: 3811928: 3831929: 2031930: 5401931: 901932: 1391933: 4411934: 1181935: 9041936: 6021937: 1,0411938: 2191939: 2381940: 1,1471941: 2141942: 9791943: 1,0021944: 5681945: 3021946: 4871947: 5341948: 4221949: 4291950: 6531951: 9581952: 3861953: 4761954: 7911955: 2781956: 9061957: 3491958: 4941959: 6031960: 3291961: 6411962: 1,1621963: 9211964: 5671965: 2831966: 6341967: 5561968: 1,0961969: 8591970: 1,3011971: 9361972: 8231973: 4501974: 9781975: 6881976: 8481977: 9971978: 1,6691979: 1,1581980: 4231981: 8231982: 9581983: 8471984: 1,9571985: 2,1881986: 1,3271987: 1,0631988: 1,6371989: 9551990: 1,2571991: 5621992: 4931993: 1,3271994: 2,0351995: 1,1361996: 8511997: 6581998: 5761999: 1,3682000: 1,1322001: 6672002: 6662003: 7322004: 4512005: 1,3352006: 1,3952007: 2,1432008: 1,3662009: 7382010: 9862011: 7312012: 8482013: 4322014: 4802015: 4132016: 7262017: 1,3702018: 6342019: 7222020: 4982021: 3752022: 3462023: 7782024: 8412025: 1,5992026: 1931795187819011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 45 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-20 in each year
YearRecords
17952
17961
17981
18042
18201
18441
18501
18582
18611
18621
18631
18662
18671
18721
18744
18754
18781
18791
18805
18814
18851
18902
18911
18923
18933
18941
18952
18961
18973
18986
189912
190015
190111
19025
19034
190414
19052
190625
190726
19089
190930
191011
19113
19127
191344
191457
1915153
191634
1917123
191871
191928
1920103
192145
192286
192341
1924298
1925181
1926110
1927381
1928383
1929203
1930540
193190
1932139
1933441
1934118
1935904
1936602
19371,041
1938219
1939238
19401,147
1941214
1942979
19431,002
1944568
1945302
1946487
1947534
1948422
1949429
1950653
1951958
1952386
1953476
1954791
1955278
1956906
1957349
1958494
1959603
1960329
1961641
19621,162
1963921
1964567
1965283
1966634
1967556
19681,096
1969859
19701,301
1971936
1972823
1973450
1974978
1975688
1976848
1977997
19781,669
19791,158
1980423
1981823
1982958
1983847
19841,957
19852,188
19861,327
19871,063
19881,637
1989955
19901,257
1991562
1992493
19931,327
19942,035
19951,136
1996851
1997658
1998576
19991,368
20001,132
2001667
2002666
2003732
2004451
20051,335
20061,395
20072,143
20081,366
2009738
2010986
2011731
2012848
2013432
2014480
2015413
2016726
20171,370
2018634
2019722
2020498
2021375
2022346
2023778
2024841
20251,599
2026193

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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).