Weather Records on 20 January 2021

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2021. Highest significance: Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll, NO.

Key Facts for 20 January 2021

On 20 January 2021, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 365 daily.
Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll set a daily record precipitation of 28.9 mm (1.1 in) on 20 January 2021.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 20 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mangsbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alwen	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nianfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
March AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawbury	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muren	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.1 C (-67.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hid	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shadzhatmaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baramossa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asnorrbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland Hills Pierce College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Gallegos Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhalal-Abad	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castolon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Needles AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Is NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deggenhausertal-Azenweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altai	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 20 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 20 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2021

Top 20 records on 20 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2021	Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll, NO	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Keele, GB	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Mangsbodarna, SE	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Alwen, GB	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Cadiz, ES	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Wupatki Nm, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Wupatki Nm, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Yuma MCAS, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily low min	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Aberporth, GB	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Black Point, AU	daily rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Nianfors, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Wisley, GB	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Storbron, SE	monthly rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	March AFB, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2021	Shawbury, GB	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	3 years	33 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

1795 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 375 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	310
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1