Weather Records on 20 January 1955

278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1955. Highest significance: Irwin 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1955

On 20 January 1955, 278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 269 daily.
Irwin 2 SE set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 20 January 1955.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

278 stations

278 station records on 20 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

278 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 20 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 20 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1955

Top 20 records on 20 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1955	Irwin 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Byro, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Acude Itabaiana, BR	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	all-time snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Barra, BR	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1955	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1955	Caroleen, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1955	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1955	Caboonbah, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1955	Columinjuba, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1955	Desterro, BR	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1955	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1955	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	20 years	32 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 278 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	203
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2