Weather Records on 20 January 1967

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1967. Highest significance: Bargarh, IN.

Key Facts for 20 January 1967

On 20 January 1967, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 541 daily.
Bargarh set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 20 January 1967.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 20 January 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nawapara	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khariar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 20 January 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 20 January 1967 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1967

Top 20 records on 20 January 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1967	Bargarh, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1967	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Clarksville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Eiland, ZA	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Nawapara, IN	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Bremerton, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Cumberland, ZA	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Mulakumood, IN	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Vrede-Mun, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Rooikop, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Groenvlei (Skl), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Mill Creek, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Oakville, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	37 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1967. 1967 had 556 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	440
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2