Weather Records on 19 January 2021

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2021. Highest significance: Karragarra Island, AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 2021

On 19 January 2021, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 453 daily.
Karragarra Island set a daily record precipitation of 149.3 mm (5.9 in) on 19 January 2021.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 19 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karragarra Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carneys Creek the Ranch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haines 40NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Harbour	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Joaquin	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capalaba Water Treat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meandarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norderon	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallen Wallen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana del Yacuma	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barney	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lazy Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon de Chelly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 19 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 19 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2021

Top 20 records on 19 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2021	Karragarra Island, AU	daily rain	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2021	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2021	Skagway, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Wamuran, AU	daily rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Mt Brisbane, AU	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Maryland, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Kosice, SK	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Hoonah, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Carneys Creek the Ranch, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Haines 40NW, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Teniente Alejandro Velasco As, PE	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Windy Harbour, AU	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	9.9 C (17.8 F)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Velva, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Gogerddan, GB	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	122 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2021	Palen Creek Correctional, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	42 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 462 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	391
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1