Weather Records on 20 January 1959

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1959. Highest significance: Jhansi, IN.

Key Facts for 20 January 1959

On 20 January 1959, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 586 daily.
Jhansi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 20 January 1959.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 20 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Levy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niwar(Amehta)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Obar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1959

Top 20 records on 20 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1959	Jhansi, IN	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1959	Vantipura, IN	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1959	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Vinga, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Virden, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25.0 C (45.0 F)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Chatarpur, IN	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Charkhari, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Levy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Itatira, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Havana, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Golden, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Welland, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Niwar(Amehta), IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Patan, IN	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Ainsworth, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Obar, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1959	Havana, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	40 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 603 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	471
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1