Weather Records on 20 January 1984

1,957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1984. Highest significance: Greeley, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1984

On 20 January 1984, 1,957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 1,634 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,921 daily.
Greeley set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 20 January 1984.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,957 stations

1,957 station records on 20 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tampak	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,957 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 801, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 833, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 151.

Records on 20 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	801
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	833
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	151

Records on 20 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 23, daily 1,921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,573 broken records

Margins by which the 1,573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1984

Top 20 records on 20 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1984	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Rangely 1E, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Tampak, MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Wheatfield, US	all-time low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Karval, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Richfield, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Glenville, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Spencer, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Toledo Blade, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Wendover AP AWOS, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1984	Mt Carroll, US	monthly low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	39 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,957 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 1984-01-20: 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 50	1,514
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1