Weather Records on 20 January 1941

214 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1941. Highest significance: Altastenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 20 January 1941

On 20 January 1941, 214 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 210 daily.
Altastenberg set a daily record snow depth of 175.0 cm (68.9 in) on 20 January 1941.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

214 stations

214 station records on 20 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

214 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 20 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 20 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 870.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1941

Top 20 records on 20 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1941	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1941	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1941	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1941	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1941	Thornlea, ZA	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1941	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1941	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1941	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Moncton, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Torungen Fyr, NO	daily low min	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Hay River, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Boras, SE	daily low min	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1941	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	24 years	24 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 214 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 200	178
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1