Weather Records on 20 January 2006

1,395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2006. Highest significance: Svatove, UA.

Key Facts for 20 January 2006

On 20 January 2006, 1,395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
630 were record highs and 425 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,365 daily.
Svatove set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 20 January 2006.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,395 stations

1,395 station records on 20 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Svatove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Komsomol'skoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kupiansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Val	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zaporoz'e	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranga North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Artemivsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,395 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 373, Lowest daily maximum 243, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 20 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	373
Lowest daily maximum	243
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 20 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 1,365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,149 broken records

Margins by which the 1,149 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2006

Top 20 records on 20 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2006	Svatove, UA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2006	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2006	Virginia City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Jandowae Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Voronez, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Yalta, UA	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Pavlograd, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Koror, PW	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Chaplyne, UA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	monthly rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Minsk, BY	daily low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Komsomol'skoe, UA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Kupiansk, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Broadmere, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Rosebank (Repentance Creek), AU	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Val, AU	daily rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek), AU	daily rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Ai-Petri, UA	daily low min	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2006	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	44 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 1,395 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 2026-10-17 (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 25	1,089
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2