Weather Records on 20 January 1943

1,002 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1943. Highest significance: Council, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1943

On 20 January 1943, 1,002 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 661 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 947 daily.
Council set an all-time record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 20 January 1943.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,002 stations

1,002 station records on 20 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Salmon 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,002 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 303, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 358, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 20 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	303
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	358
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 20 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 33, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1943

Top 20 records on 20 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1943	Council, US	all-time rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1943	Narasannapeta, IN	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1943	Pundi, IN	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1943	Garden Valley, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Talent, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Lowman, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Thompson Falls, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	East Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Drain, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Quatsino, CA	all-time low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Wallace, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1943	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 1,002 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	845
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1