Weather Records on 20 January 1931

90 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1931. Highest significance: Palmerville, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1931

On 20 January 1931, 90 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 90 daily.
Palmerville set a daily record precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 20 January 1931.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

90 stations

90 station records on 20 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

90 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 90.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1931

Top 20 records on 20 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1931	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1931	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1931	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1931	Storlien, SE	daily low max	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Saint Leo, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low max	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Willapa Harbor, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1931	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	33 years	16 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 90 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 100	67
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1