Weather Records on 20 January 1953

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1953. Highest significance: Paravur, IN.

Key Facts for 20 January 1953

On 20 January 1953, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 473 daily.
Paravur set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 20 January 1953.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 20 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	250.0 cm (98.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brigham City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1953

Top 20 records on 20 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1953	Paravur, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1953	Palmetto, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1953	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1953	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1953	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1953	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1953	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1953	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1953	Simga, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Nashlyn, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Tekamah, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	250.0 cm (98.4 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Izana, ES	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Mtn Home, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Yreka, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1953	Waterville, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	26 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 476 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	377
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1