Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019
Start: 2019-01-20
End: 2019-02-03
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019: 2,380 records at 1,010 stations, peak on 31 January 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019 set or tied 2,380 station records at 1,010 stations.
It ran from 20 January 2019 to 3 February 2019 (15 days) and its peak day was 31 January 2019.
Status: closed.
Morrison set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -37.2 C (-35.0 F) on 31 January 2019.
The busiest day was 31 January 2019 with 926 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 146 years.

Footprint

20 January to 3 February 2019

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Morrison	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	2019-01-31
Aledo	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	2019-01-30
Rock Is L&D 15	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2019-01-31
Clear Lake	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	2019-01-30
Osage	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	2019-01-31
Sigourney	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2019-01-31
Baudette	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	2019-01-31
Beloit	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	2019-01-31
Mt Carroll	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	2019-01-31
Allison	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	2019-01-31
Beaver Is	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	2019-01-29
Angola	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	2019-02-01
Elgin Water	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	2019-01-30
Spirit Lake	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2019-01-31
Vinton	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2019-02-01
Streator 2SE	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	2019-01-31
Cresco 1 NE	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2019-01-31

Records per Day

Peak day 926

Records set or tied each day from 20 January 2019 to 3 February 2019. The most in one day was 926 on 31 January 2019.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019
Date	Records
2019-01-20	19
2019-01-21	80
2019-01-22	145
2019-01-23	19
2019-01-24	7
2019-01-25	42
2019-01-26	126
2019-01-27	80
2019-01-28	30
2019-01-29	28
2019-01-30	530
2019-01-31	926
2019-02-01	307
2019-02-02	36
2019-02-03	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019 ranked by margin
Elgin Water, 01-30	8.4 C (15.1 F)
Spirit Lake, 01-31	8.3 C (14.9 F)
Beaver Is, 01-29	7.8 C (14.0 F)
Mt Carroll, 02-01	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Morrison, 01-31	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Aledo, 01-30	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Rock Is L&D 15, 01-31	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Mt Carroll, 01-31	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Angola, 02-01	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Clear Lake, 01-30	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Sigourney, 01-31	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Vinton, 02-01	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Osage, 01-31	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Baudette, 01-31	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Beloit, 01-31	1.1 C (2.0 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	113
1.7	113
1.7	146
1.1	107
1.2	113
1.1	110
1.6	115
1.1	115
1.7	89
0.6	95
7.8	104
1.7	119
1.1	119
8.4	119
1.1	119
8.3	118
1.2	113
3.4	89
0.6	101
0.5	122
0.5	107
0.6	107
6.7	119
6.1	118
6.7	119
7.2	119
6.1	119
6.2	121
6.1	100
6.1	115
6.2	100
6.7	100
5.5	119
5.5	119
6.2	119
5.0	118
5.6	119
1.6	89
1.6	89
5.6	100
5.5	100
5.0	100
6.1	119
0.5	56
6.7	88
2.2	47
5.6	95
5.0	119
2.7	47
6.1	125
4.4	120
4.5	121
5.0	100
1.6	47
1.1	47
5.0	108
4.4	119
4.5	100
4.4	100
5.0	123
5.0	100
3.9	123
4.5	123
3.4	119
3.9	123
3.4	119
3.9	115
3.9	145
3.9	100
4.5	123
3.8	100
4.4	99
6.6	87
4.4	118
4.5	100
3.9	118
2.8	109
3.3	119
3.9	100
3.4	119
3.8	100
5.4	104
5.5	109
2.7	100
0.6	83
2.8	119
3.3	100
3.8	116
3.4	123
3.3	119
3.3	100
3.4	100
3.3	119
3.3	119
3.3	123
2.8	119
2.2	119
3.3	115
2.8	118
2.2	100
3.3	100
3.3	54
3.3	118
3.4	100
3.3	131
3.3	100
3.3	100
2.3	118
2.8	100
3.9	119
3.8	125
0.6	47
2.8	101
3.7	95
3.3	119
2.2	119
2.8	116
2.8	121
2.3	115
2.8	115
6.1	83
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.7	115
2.3	100
3.4	100
2.2	37
2.3	109
2.7	100
2.8	119
2.8	100
2.3	100
2.8	116
2.2	100
2.3	100
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.8	100
2.8	109
2.3	119
2.2	104
1.7	118
1.6	115
2.8	95
2.2	115
2.2	119
2.2	115
1.7	119
0.6	77
2.8	99
5.5	84
2.7	123
2.7	100
2.7	101
3.3	100
2.8	118
2.3	119
2.3	100
2.8	100
2.8	119
2.8	100
1.7	113
2.2	119
3.3	96
3.3	113
2.8	119
2.3	99
2.7	125
1.7	119
2.6	109
2.6	103
2.2	121
1.7	119
1.7	115
2.2	125
1.6	121
1.7	100
2.3	119
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.2	100
1.7	100
1.7	119
1.7	100
1.7	100
1.7	119
1.6	119
1.6	113
5.0	83
1.1	119
1.1	123
1.7	100
1.1	38
1.2	119
5.5	83
1.7	100
1.7	100
2.2	100
1.7	113
1.7	100

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019 (this event)	2,380 records

Every Record Set

20 of 2,380

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 20 January to 3 February 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-01-29	Beaver Is	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	104	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-30	Aledo	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-30	Clear Lake	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	115	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-30	Elgin Water	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	119	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-31	Morrison	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-31	Rock Is L&D 15	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	146	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-31	Osage	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-31	Sigourney	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	113	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-31	Baudette	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-31	Beloit	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-31	Mt Carroll	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-31	Allison	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-31	Spirit Lake	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	118	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-31	Streator 2SE	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-31	Cresco 1 NE	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	122	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-01	Angola	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-01	Elgin Water	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-01	Angola	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-01	Vinton	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	113	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-01	Mt Carroll	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	89	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 2,380 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	113
1.7	113
1.7	146
1.1	107
1.2	113
1.1	110
1.6	115
1.1	115
1.7	89
0.6	95
7.8	104
1.7	119
1.1	119
8.4	119
1.1	119
8.3	118
1.2	113
3.4	89
0.6	101
0.5	122
0.5	107
0.6	107
6.7	119
6.1	118
6.7	119
7.2	119
6.1	119
6.2	121
6.1	100
6.1	115
6.2	100
6.7	100
5.5	119
5.5	119
6.2	119
5.0	118
5.6	119
1.6	89
1.6	89
5.6	100
5.5	100
5.0	100
6.1	119
0.5	56
6.7	88
2.2	47
5.6	95
5.0	119
2.7	47
6.1	125
4.4	120
4.5	121
5.0	100
1.6	47
1.1	47
5.0	108
4.4	119
4.5	100
4.4	100
5.0	123
5.0	100
3.9	123
4.5	123
3.4	119
3.9	123
3.4	119
3.9	115
3.9	145
3.9	100
4.5	123
3.8	100
4.4	99
6.6	87
4.4	118
4.5	100
3.9	118
2.8	109
3.3	119
3.9	100
3.4	119
3.8	100
5.4	104
5.5	109
2.7	100
0.6	83
2.8	119
3.3	100
3.8	116
3.4	123
3.3	119
3.3	100
3.4	100
3.3	119
3.3	119
3.3	123
2.8	119
2.2	119
3.3	115
2.8	118
2.2	100
3.3	100
3.3	54
3.3	118
3.4	100
3.3	131
3.3	100
3.3	100
2.3	118
2.8	100
3.9	119
3.8	125
0.6	47
2.8	101
3.7	95
3.3	119
2.2	119
2.8	116
2.8	121
2.3	115
2.8	115
6.1	83
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.7	115
2.3	100
3.4	100
2.2	37
2.3	109
2.7	100
2.8	119
2.8	100
2.3	100
2.8	116
2.2	100
2.3	100
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.8	100
2.8	109
2.3	119
2.2	104
1.7	118
1.6	115
2.8	95
2.2	115
2.2	119
2.2	115
1.7	119
0.6	77
2.8	99
5.5	84
2.7	123
2.7	100
2.7	101
3.3	100
2.8	118
2.3	119
2.3	100
2.8	100
2.8	119
2.8	100
1.7	113
2.2	119
3.3	96
3.3	113
2.8	119
2.3	99
2.7	125
1.7	119
2.6	109
2.6	103
2.2	121
1.7	119
1.7	115
2.2	125
1.6	121
1.7	100
2.3	119
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.2	100
1.7	100
1.7	119
1.7	100
1.7	100
1.7	119
1.6	119
1.6	113
5.0	83
1.1	119
1.1	123
1.7	100
1.1	38
1.2	119
5.5	83
1.7	100
1.7	100
2.2	100
1.7	113
1.7	100

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	113
1.7	113
1.7	146
1.1	107
1.2	113
1.1	110
1.6	115
1.1	115
1.7	89
0.6	95
7.8	104
1.7	119
1.1	119
8.4	119
1.1	119
8.3	118
1.2	113
3.4	89
0.6	101
0.5	122
0.5	107
0.6	107
6.7	119
6.1	118
6.7	119
7.2	119
6.1	119
6.2	121
6.1	100
6.1	115
6.2	100
6.7	100
5.5	119
5.5	119
6.2	119
5.0	118
5.6	119
1.6	89
1.6	89
5.6	100
5.5	100
5.0	100
6.1	119
0.5	56
6.7	88
2.2	47
5.6	95
5.0	119
2.7	47
6.1	125
4.4	120
4.5	121
5.0	100
1.6	47
1.1	47
5.0	108
4.4	119
4.5	100
4.4	100
5.0	123
5.0	100
3.9	123
4.5	123
3.4	119
3.9	123
3.4	119
3.9	115
3.9	145
3.9	100
4.5	123
3.8	100
4.4	99
6.6	87
4.4	118
4.5	100
3.9	118
2.8	109
3.3	119
3.9	100
3.4	119
3.8	100
5.4	104
5.5	109
2.7	100
0.6	83
2.8	119
3.3	100
3.8	116
3.4	123
3.3	119
3.3	100
3.4	100
3.3	119
3.3	119
3.3	123
2.8	119
2.2	119
3.3	115
2.8	118
2.2	100
3.3	100
3.3	54
3.3	118
3.4	100
3.3	131
3.3	100
3.3	100
2.3	118
2.8	100
3.9	119
3.8	125
0.6	47
2.8	101
3.7	95
3.3	119
2.2	119
2.8	116
2.8	121
2.3	115
2.8	115
6.1	83
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.7	115
2.3	100
3.4	100
2.2	37
2.3	109
2.7	100
2.8	119
2.8	100
2.3	100
2.8	116
2.2	100
2.3	100
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.8	100
2.8	109
2.3	119
2.2	104
1.7	118
1.6	115
2.8	95
2.2	115
2.2	119
2.2	115
1.7	119
0.6	77
2.8	99
5.5	84
2.7	123
2.7	100
2.7	101
3.3	100
2.8	118
2.3	119
2.3	100
2.8	100
2.8	119
2.8	100
1.7	113
2.2	119
3.3	96
3.3	113
2.8	119
2.3	99
2.7	125
1.7	119
2.6	109
2.6	103
2.2	121
1.7	119
1.7	115
2.2	125
1.6	121
1.7	100
2.3	119
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.2	100
1.7	100
1.7	119
1.7	100
1.7	100
1.7	119
1.6	119
1.6	113
5.0	83
1.1	119
1.1	123
1.7	100
1.1	38
1.2	119
5.5	83
1.7	100
1.7	100
2.2	100
1.7	113
1.7	100

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	113
1.7	113
1.7	146
1.1	107
1.2	113
1.1	110
1.6	115
1.1	115
1.7	89
0.6	95
7.8	104
1.7	119
1.1	119
8.4	119
1.1	119
8.3	118
1.2	113
3.4	89
0.6	101
0.5	122
0.5	107
0.6	107
6.7	119
6.1	118
6.7	119
7.2	119
6.1	119
6.2	121
6.1	100
6.1	115
6.2	100
6.7	100
5.5	119
5.5	119
6.2	119
5.0	118
5.6	119
1.6	89
1.6	89
5.6	100
5.5	100
5.0	100
6.1	119
0.5	56
6.7	88
2.2	47
5.6	95
5.0	119
2.7	47
6.1	125
4.4	120
4.5	121
5.0	100
1.6	47
1.1	47
5.0	108
4.4	119
4.5	100
4.4	100
5.0	123
5.0	100
3.9	123
4.5	123
3.4	119
3.9	123
3.4	119
3.9	115
3.9	145
3.9	100
4.5	123
3.8	100
4.4	99
6.6	87
4.4	118
4.5	100
3.9	118
2.8	109
3.3	119
3.9	100
3.4	119
3.8	100
5.4	104
5.5	109
2.7	100
0.6	83
2.8	119
3.3	100
3.8	116
3.4	123
3.3	119
3.3	100
3.4	100
3.3	119
3.3	119
3.3	123
2.8	119
2.2	119
3.3	115
2.8	118
2.2	100
3.3	100
3.3	54
3.3	118
3.4	100
3.3	131
3.3	100
3.3	100
2.3	118
2.8	100
3.9	119
3.8	125
0.6	47
2.8	101
3.7	95
3.3	119
2.2	119
2.8	116
2.8	121
2.3	115
2.8	115
6.1	83
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.7	115
2.3	100
3.4	100
2.2	37
2.3	109
2.7	100
2.8	119
2.8	100
2.3	100
2.8	116
2.2	100
2.3	100
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.8	100
2.8	109
2.3	119
2.2	104
1.7	118
1.6	115
2.8	95
2.2	115
2.2	119
2.2	115
1.7	119
0.6	77
2.8	99
5.5	84
2.7	123
2.7	100
2.7	101
3.3	100
2.8	118
2.3	119
2.3	100
2.8	100
2.8	119
2.8	100
1.7	113
2.2	119
3.3	96
3.3	113
2.8	119
2.3	99
2.7	125
1.7	119
2.6	109
2.6	103
2.2	121
1.7	119
1.7	115
2.2	125
1.6	121
1.7	100
2.3	119
2.2	100
2.2	100
2.2	100
1.7	100
1.7	119
1.7	100
1.7	100
1.7	119
1.6	119
1.6	113
5.0	83
1.1	119
1.1	123
1.7	100
1.1	38
1.2	119
5.5	83
1.7	100
1.7	100
2.2	100
1.7	113
1.7	100