Weather Records on 20 January 2010

986 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2010. Highest significance: Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 2010

On 20 January 2010, 986 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
452 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 944 daily.
Audubon set a daily record snow depth of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 20 January 2010.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

986 stations

986 station records on 20 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Calexico 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
El Mayor	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Socorro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paicines 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mexicali (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kitt Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Valle de la Trinidad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lorimor	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Las Palmas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Howells	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bullhead City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 6 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Caliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Felix Gomez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Agustin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olivares Mexicanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yucca 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Youngtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

986 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 20 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 20 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 944.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2010

Top 20 records on 20 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2010	Audubon, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2010	Calexico 2 NE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2010	El Mayor, MX	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2010	Miami, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2010	El Socorro, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Pleasant Valley, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Paicines 4 W, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Pinnacles Np, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Mexicali (Dge), MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Kitt Peak, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Ejido Ignacio Lopez Rayon, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Ejido Valle de la Trinidad, MX	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Lorimor, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Sac City, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Valle de Las Palmas, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Wayne, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2010	Howells, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	49 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 986 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 2010-01-20: 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	778
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1