Weather Records on 20 January 1952

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1952. Highest significance: Moscow U of I, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1952

On 20 January 1952, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 378 daily.
Moscow U of I set a daily record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 20 January 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 20 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoma Intake 374	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	218.4 cm (86.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Creek 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 20 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 20 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 812.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1952

Top 20 records on 20 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Kawailoa, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Kahoma Intake 374, US	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Olowalu 296.1, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Conconully, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	218.4 cm (86.0 in)	81.2 cm (32.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Portola, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Black Point 717, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1952	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	55.8 cm (22.0 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1952	Jamestown, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1952	Koele 693, US	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1952	Biscotasing, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1952	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1952	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	30 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 386 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	303
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1