Weather Records on 20 January 1971

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1971. Highest significance: Clarence Town (Grey St), AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1971

On 20 January 1971, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 879 daily.
Clarence Town (Grey St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 176.8 mm (7.0 in) on 20 January 1971.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 20 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Bell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 262, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 20 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	262
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 20 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 53, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

768 broken records

Margins by which the 768 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1971

Top 20 records on 20 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1971	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	monthly rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1971	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1971	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Dungog Post Office, AU	monthly rain	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Leeuwpoort, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Honaunau 27, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Salisbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Gosford (Narara Research Stati, AU	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Cabrobo, BR	daily rain	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1971	Hyannis, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	77 years	42 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 936 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 100	766
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1