Weather Records on 19 January 1975

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1975. Highest significance: Novorossijsk, RU.

Key Facts for 19 January 1975

On 19 January 1975, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 642 daily.
Novorossijsk set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 19 January 1975.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 19 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	258.3 mm (10.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Lagos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	384.7 mm (15.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 19 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 19 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1975

Top 20 records on 19 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1975	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1975	Genoa, IT	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1975	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1975	Corning, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Adjuntas, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Nylsvley, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Manubie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Winside, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Milan, IT	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Tehachapi, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Mosdene, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Don Muang, TH	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Huichapan, MX	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1975	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	39 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1975. 1975 had 662 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	509
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1