Weather Records on 20 January 1949

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1949. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1949

On 20 January 1949, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 412 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 20 January 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 20 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regina	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 20 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 20 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1949

Top 20 records on 20 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1949	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Quatsino, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Kingfisher, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Doornbult, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Tres Piedras, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1949	Independence, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1949	La Harpe, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1949	Cypress River, CA	all-time low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1949	Lake Cochituate, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1949	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1949	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	29 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 429 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	305
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1