Weather Records on 20 January 1975

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1975. Highest significance: Schreiber, CA.

Key Facts for 20 January 1975

On 20 January 1975, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 666 daily.
Schreiber set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 20 January 1975.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 20 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macabuzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guirapa (Umburanas)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Grande (Ibitirucu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

557 broken records

Margins by which the 557 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1975

Top 20 records on 20 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1975	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Schreiber, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Tuxpan, MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Porto, BR	daily rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	monthly rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Lencois, BR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Stavanger - Valand, NO	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Macabuzinho, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Bakke, NO	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Guirapa (Umburanas), BR	monthly rain	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Urandi, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Sviland, NO	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Folkston 9 SW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1975	Raymond, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	38 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 688 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	524
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1