Weather Records on 20 January 1951

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1951. Highest significance: Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1951

On 20 January 1951, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
552 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 947 daily.
Sedgefield (Bundajon) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.3 mm (4.5 in) on 20 January 1951.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 20 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 387, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	387
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1951

Top 20 records on 20 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1951	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1951	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Appin Church St, AU	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	La Tuque, CA	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1951	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	48 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 958 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	787
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1