Weather Records on 20 January 2005

1,335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2005. Highest significance: Regensburg, DE.

Key Facts for 20 January 2005

On 20 January 2005, 1,335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
765 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,258 daily.
Regensburg set a daily record precipitation of 26.1 mm (1.0 in) on 20 January 2005.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,335 stations

1,335 station records on 20 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hofheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jendouba	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eschenbach/Oberpfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Stammheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bischbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,335 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 418, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 20 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	347
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	418
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 20 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 75, daily 1,258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,078 broken records

Margins by which the 1,078 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2005

Top 20 records on 20 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2005	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2005	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2005	Waldsassen, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2005	Hof (Stadt), DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2005	Belfast, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2005	Coen Airport Evap, AU	monthly rain	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Wasserkuppe, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Biedenkopf, DE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Culemborg, NL	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Hof, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Brocken, DE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Sandberg, DE	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Schwandorf, DE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Amberg-Unterammersricht, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Gottingen, DE	monthly rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Hofheim, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Lennestadt-Theten, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2005	Wijk Bij Duurstede, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	52 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 1,335 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 2005-01-20: 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	1,070
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1