Weather Records on 31 January 2020

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2020. Highest significance: Mount Gambier Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 2020

On 31 January 2020, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
872 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 977 daily.
Mount Gambier Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 31 January 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 31 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willalooka (Yardookra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Kilkerran)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimbolton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moses Lake Grant Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagstowe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seesen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orly	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 403, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 469, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 31 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	403
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	469
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 31 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 39, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2020

Top 20 records on 31 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2020	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2020	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2020	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Flamingo Rs, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Kahuku 912, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Adelaide (Waite Institute), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Willalooka (Yardookra), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	135 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Kitoi Bay, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Maitland (Kilkerran), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Cabramurra Smhea, AU	all-time high min	22.5 C (72.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Blaine, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Florence Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	135 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Kimbolton, AU	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	all-time high min	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	41 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

1800 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2020. 2020 had 1,031 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 50	934
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1