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Weather Records on 20 January 1995

1,136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1995. Highest significance: Lockport 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1995

  • On 20 January 1995, 1,136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 322 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,075 daily.
  • Lockport 2SE set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 20 January 1995.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,136 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1995 1,136 station records on 20 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,136 station records on 20 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Lockport 2SEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)79 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation110.0 mm (4.3 in)78 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Mumblebone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation138.0 mm (5.4 in)78 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Canonbar)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation148.0 mm (5.8 in)76 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.0 mm (3.3 in)75 of 100 (Major)
MorrisonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)74 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation145.0 mm (5.7 in)73 of 100 (Major)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)72 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19United StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)72 of 100 (Major)
Bourke (Yanda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.6 mm (3.4 in)71 of 100 (Major)
Fords Bridge (Delta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation84.0 mm (3.3 in)71 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.0 mm (2.8 in)70 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon 2WUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall36.8 cm (14.5 in)69 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation150.0 mm (5.9 in)68 of 100 (Major)
AledoUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.2 mm (2.2 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.4 mm (1.9 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Billilla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation70.0 mm (2.8 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation128.0 mm (5.0 in)64 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.2 mm (2.5 in)63 of 100 (Major)
GalesburgUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Reid St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation89.0 mm (3.5 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation141.2 mm (5.6 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
AlbionUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Tambar Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation115.0 mm (4.5 in)60 of 100 (Major)
BanchoryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation172.4 mm (6.8 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation74.6 mm (2.9 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.0 mm (2.1 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (St.Anthonys)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation184.0 mm (7.2 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
BataviaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I SorkedalenNorwayRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt CarrollUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation112.2 mm (4.4 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Monolon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation150.0 mm (5.9 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.6 mm (1.8 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.0 mm (2.8 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.0 mm (2.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Worrongorrah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation106.0 mm (4.2 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Fairview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation140.0 mm (5.5 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (High Range)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.4 mm (2.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-AgderNorwayRecord daily precipitation73.3 mm (2.9 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2WUnited StatesRecord snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation117.8 mm (4.6 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
WeilmoringleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.6 mm (2.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation130.0 mm (5.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.0 mm (2.8 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Westmount)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation155.6 mm (6.1 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
CentraliaUnited StatesRecord snow depth45.7 cm (18.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
MemphisUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation78.0 mm (3.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,136 records
Records on 20 January 1995 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 638, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 30. 0200400600800Highest daily maximum: 79Lowest daily maximum: 41Highest daily minimum: 243Lowest daily minimum: 27Heaviest daily rainfall: 638Heaviest daily snowfall: 78Deepest snow cover: 30Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 638, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 30.
Records on 20 January 1995 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum79
Lowest daily maximum41
Highest daily minimum243
Lowest daily minimum27
Heaviest daily rainfall638
Heaviest daily snowfall78
Deepest snow cover30
Records on 20 January 1995 by timescale Records on 20 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 51, daily 1,075. 05001,0001,500all-time: 10monthly: 51daily: 1,075all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 51, daily 1,075.
Records on 20 January 1995 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time10
monthly51
daily1,075

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,008 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1995 Margins by which the 1,008 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted. 02505007501,0000 to 50: 93850 to 100: 42100 to 150: 16150 to 200: 10200 to 250: 1250 to 300: 0300 to 350: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300300 to 350
Margins by which the 1,008 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1995
MarginRecords
0 to 50938
50 to 10042
100 to 15016
150 to 20010
200 to 2501
250 to 3000
300 to 3501

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1995
Top 20 records on 20 January 1995 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1995Lockport 2SE, USdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)96 years79 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AUdaily rain110.0 mm (4.3 in)71.1 mm (2.8 in)94 years78 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Warren (Mumblebone), AUmonthly rain138.0 mm (5.4 in)61.8 mm (2.4 in)60 years78 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Nyngan (Canonbar), AUmonthly rain148.0 mm (5.8 in)41.8 mm (1.6 in)104 years76 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995White Cliffs (Tongo), AUdaily rain83.0 mm (3.3 in)59.9 mm (2.4 in)94 years75 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Morrison, USdaily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)16.2 cm (6.4 in)96 years74 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Nyngan Airport, AUmonthly rain145.0 mm (5.7 in)35.3 mm (1.4 in)104 years73 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Galway, IEdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)106 years72 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Keokuk L&D 19, USdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)102 years72 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Bourke (Yanda), AUdaily rain86.6 mm (3.4 in)72.6 mm (2.9 in)75 years71 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Fords Bridge (Delta), AUdaily rain84.0 mm (3.3 in)61.9 mm (2.4 in)85 years71 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AUdaily rain72.0 mm (2.8 in)63.4 mm (2.5 in)77 years70 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Lebanon 2W, USdaily snowfall36.8 cm (14.5 in)30.4 cm (12.0 in)64 years69 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Nyngan (Mudall), AUmonthly rain150.0 mm (5.9 in)32.9 mm (1.3 in)104 years68 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Aledo, USdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)64 years68 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Ivanhoe Post Office, AUdaily rain55.2 mm (2.2 in)39.2 mm (1.5 in)94 years65 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo), AUdaily rain49.4 mm (1.9 in)40.5 mm (1.6 in)85 years65 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AUdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)47.8 mm (1.9 in)94 years64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Wilcannia (Billilla), AUdaily rain70.0 mm (2.8 in)33.2 mm (1.3 in)94 years64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1995Mullaley (Garrawilla), AUdaily rain128.0 mm (5.0 in)83.8 mm (3.3 in)48 years64 of 100 (Major)

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 1995
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,136 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 21796: 11798: 11804: 21820: 11844: 11850: 11858: 21861: 11862: 11863: 11866: 21867: 11872: 11874: 41875: 41878: 11879: 11880: 51881: 41885: 11890: 21891: 11892: 31893: 31894: 11895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 61899: 121900: 151901: 111902: 51903: 41904: 141905: 21906: 251907: 261908: 91909: 301910: 111911: 31912: 71913: 441914: 571915: 1531916: 341917: 1231918: 711919: 281920: 1031921: 451922: 861923: 411924: 2981925: 1811926: 1101927: 3811928: 3831929: 2031930: 5401931: 901932: 1391933: 4411934: 1181935: 9041936: 6021937: 1,0411938: 2191939: 2381940: 1,1471941: 2141942: 9791943: 1,0021944: 5681945: 3021946: 4871947: 5341948: 4221949: 4291950: 6531951: 9581952: 3861953: 4761954: 7911955: 2781956: 9061957: 3491958: 4941959: 6031960: 3291961: 6411962: 1,1621963: 9211964: 5671965: 2831966: 6341967: 5561968: 1,0961969: 8591970: 1,3011971: 9361972: 8231973: 4501974: 9781975: 6881976: 8481977: 9971978: 1,6691979: 1,1581980: 4231981: 8231982: 9581983: 8471984: 1,9571985: 2,1881986: 1,3271987: 1,0631988: 1,6371989: 9551990: 1,2571991: 5621992: 4931993: 1,3271994: 2,0351995: 1,1361996: 8511997: 6581998: 5761999: 1,3682000: 1,1322001: 6672002: 6662003: 7322004: 4512005: 1,3352006: 1,3952007: 2,1432008: 1,3662009: 7382010: 9862011: 7312012: 8482013: 4322014: 4802015: 4132016: 7262017: 1,3702018: 6342019: 7222020: 4982021: 3752022: 3462023: 7782024: 8412025: 1,5992026: 1931795187819011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,136 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-20 in each year
YearRecords
17952
17961
17981
18042
18201
18441
18501
18582
18611
18621
18631
18662
18671
18721
18744
18754
18781
18791
18805
18814
18851
18902
18911
18923
18933
18941
18952
18961
18973
18986
189912
190015
190111
19025
19034
190414
19052
190625
190726
19089
190930
191011
19113
19127
191344
191457
1915153
191634
1917123
191871
191928
1920103
192145
192286
192341
1924298
1925181
1926110
1927381
1928383
1929203
1930540
193190
1932139
1933441
1934118
1935904
1936602
19371,041
1938219
1939238
19401,147
1941214
1942979
19431,002
1944568
1945302
1946487
1947534
1948422
1949429
1950653
1951958
1952386
1953476
1954791
1955278
1956906
1957349
1958494
1959603
1960329
1961641
19621,162
1963921
1964567
1965283
1966634
1967556
19681,096
1969859
19701,301
1971936
1972823
1973450
1974978
1975688
1976848
1977997
19781,669
19791,158
1980423
1981823
1982958
1983847
19841,957
19852,188
19861,327
19871,063
19881,637
1989955
19901,257
1991562
1992493
19931,327
19942,035
19951,136
1996851
1997658
1998576
19991,368
20001,132
2001667
2002666
2003732
2004451
20051,335
20061,395
20072,143
20081,366
2009738
2010986
2011731
2012848
2013432
2014480
2015413
2016726
20171,370
2018634
2019722
2020498
2021375
2022346
2023778
2024841
20251,599
2026193

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).