Weather Records on 20 January 1934

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1934. Highest significance: White River, CA.

Key Facts for 20 January 1934

On 20 January 1934, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 115 daily.
White River set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 20 January 1934.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 20 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 115.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records

Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1934

Top 20 records on 20 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1934	White River, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	White River, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Hebron, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Milan, IT	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Glacier, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Glacier, CA	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Orofino, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1934	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	17 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 118 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 50	87
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1