Weather Records on 21 January 2020

894 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2020. Highest significance: Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES.

Key Facts for 21 January 2020

On 21 January 2020, 894 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
671 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 853 daily.
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 21 January 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

894 stations

894 station records on 21 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wanalta Daen Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lleida	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nagqu	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beira	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heathfield Works Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford (Ovens Research Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danmarkshavn	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strath Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boden	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

894 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 398, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 21 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	398
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 21 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 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

21 January 2020

Top 20 records on 21 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2020	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 January 2020	Daroca, ES	monthly rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 January 2020	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2020	Stratford, AU	all-time rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2020	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2020	Molina de Aragon, ES	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Reus/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Moola Bulla, AU	all-time rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Wanalta Daen Station, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Lleida, ES	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Bairnsdale Airport, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Cayuga Lock #1, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Briagolong, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	29.7 C (85.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	117 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Marlo, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Nagqu, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Zaragoza Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2020	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	46 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

1793 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 894 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,387
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	755
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3