Weather Records on 20 January 1946

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1946. Highest significance: The Hermatige, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1946

On 20 January 1946, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 469 daily.
The Hermatige set an all-time record daily precipitation of 136.7 mm (5.4 in) on 20 January 1946.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 20 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbertree 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teridgerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 20 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 20 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1946

Top 20 records on 20 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1946	The Hermatige, AU	all-time rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1946	Thule, AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1946	Pilliga Post Office, AU	all-time rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	North End, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Wingaroo, AU	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Narada Downs, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Wynyard State School, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Lottah, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1946	Lughrata, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	38 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 487 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	347
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1