Weather Records on 20 January 1926

110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1926. Highest significance: Plain Dealing, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1926

On 20 January 1926, 110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 108 daily.
Plain Dealing set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 20 January 1926.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

110 stations

110 station records on 20 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeribar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotslea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Northcourt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

110 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 20 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 20 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

80 broken records

Margins by which the 80 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1926

Top 20 records on 20 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1926	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1926	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1926	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1926	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1926	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Beaver City, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Canon City, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Mungeribar, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Medford, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1926	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	19 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 110 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 20	69
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1