Weather Records on 7 January 2020

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2020. Highest significance: Derby Aero, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 2020

On 7 January 2020, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 437 daily.
Derby Aero set a daily record precipitation of 152.8 mm (6.0 in) on 7 January 2020.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 7 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Afyon	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danmarkshavn	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agata	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dampier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hangzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Ardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antofagasta	Chile	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goa/Panjim	India	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Njurba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanping	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arica	Chile	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamada	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyesan	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangary	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lingling	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yongan	China	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nita Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iizuka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sangary	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dongfang	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chunggang	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eikemo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2020

Top 20 records on 7 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2020	Derby Aero, AU	daily rain	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2020	Incheon, KR	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Brazzaville, CG	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Afyon, TR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Danmarkshavn, GL	monthly rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Kilto Station, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Nanchang, CN	daily high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Agata, RU	daily high min	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Vitim, RU	daily high min	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Falun, SE	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Dampier Downs, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Vilsandi, EE	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Luroy, NO	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Hartline, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2020	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1826 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2020. 2020 had 446 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 2020-01-07: 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 20	372
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1