Weather Records on 20 January 1976

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1976. Highest significance: Ventspils, LV.

Key Facts for 20 January 1976

On 20 January 1976, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 830 daily.
Ventspils set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.8 mm (1.2 in) on 20 January 1976.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 20 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Loeriesfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gallangowan Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bet-El	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brooweena Lahey St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benarkin Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diepdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Unterluss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	222.7 mm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wamakersvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.6 mm (9.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Hope	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olastorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Possession Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 20 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 20 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 830.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

728 broken records

Margins by which the 728 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1976

Top 20 records on 20 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1976	Ventspils, LV	monthly rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1976	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1976	Loeriesfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1976	Middelpos (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1976	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Gallangowan Forestry, AU	monthly rain	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Carnarvon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Blakefield, AU	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Hartebeesthoek, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Widgee Station Hill, AU	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Bet-El, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Kalpowar Forestry, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1976	Brooweena Lahey St, AU	daily rain	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	49 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 848 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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Data for records on 1976-01-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	709
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2