Weather Records on 20 January 2019

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2019. Highest significance: Lima Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 2019

On 20 January 2019, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 707 daily.
Lima Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 20 January 2019.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

722 stations

722 station records on 20 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cattaraugus	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 179, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 20 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	179
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 20 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2019

Top 20 records on 20 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2019	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Olean, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Ravenna 2 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Rutland, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Newcomb, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Peru 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Hamburg, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	118 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2019	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2019	Avon, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2019	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2019	Tionesta 2 SE Lake, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2019	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2019	Jamestown 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2019	Marysville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2019	Bucyrus, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2019	Saint Johnsbury, US	monthly snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	2.7 cm (1.1 in)	118 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2019	Farmington, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	52 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

1795 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2019. 2019 had 722 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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Data for records on 2019-01-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	529
50 to 100	67
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2