Weather Records on 20 January 2001

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2001. Highest significance: Beringarra, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 2001

On 20 January 2001, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 645 daily.
Beringarra set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 20 January 2001.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 20 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnetharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cataloochee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Errabiddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yokosuka	Japan	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oudabunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jalapa del Valle	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
English	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ella Valla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caon Fernandez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 198, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 20 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	198
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 20 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2001

Top 20 records on 20 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2001	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2001	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Strelley, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Yinnetharra, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Paynes Find, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Jeremiah 1 S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Minilya, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Boogardie, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Cue, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Madoonga, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Wanna, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Winderie, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Viroqua, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Kellerberrin, AU	daily low max	20.1 C (68.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Southport 5 N, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	41 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 667 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	477
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1