Weather Records on 19 January 2019

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2019. Highest significance: Lankaran, AZ.

Key Facts for 19 January 2019

On 19 January 2019, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 468 daily.
Lankaran set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 19 January 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 19 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Allerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Luweech	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Savusavu Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nabouwalu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uw Arboretum - Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Botanic Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 149, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 19 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	149
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 19 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2019

Top 20 records on 19 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2019	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2019	Long Creek, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	107 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2019	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2019	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2019	Allerton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	112 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Luweech, FM	monthly rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Winnebago, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Howard, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	109 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Wessington 2SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Akron Canton AP, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Grand Meadow, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Harmony, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Centerville, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Cleveland, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2019	Pella 1S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	48 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 478 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	333
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1