Weather Records on 19 January 1937

1,019 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1937. Highest significance: Woomera (Purple Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 1937

On 19 January 1937, 1,019 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 945 daily.
Woomera (Purple Downs) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 19 January 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,019 stations

1,019 station records on 19 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amyton (Pinda Section 63)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Horseshoe Ranges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Euston Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Willogoleche)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hookina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,019 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 724, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 19 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	724
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 19 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 70, daily 945.

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 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1937

Top 20 records on 19 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1937	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	all-time rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Cradock, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Hammond, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Amyton East, AU	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Yunta (Panaramitee), AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Point Lowly Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Amyton (Pinda Section 63), AU	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Woomera (Arcoona), AU	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Horseshoe Ranges, AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Yongala, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1937	Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1937	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1937	Port Augusta Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1937	Wilpena Head Station, AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1937	Euston Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1937	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1937	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1937	Wunnamurra, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1937	Appila, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	56 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

1796 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 1,019 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	910
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1