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Weather Records on 19 January 1883

2 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1883. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 January 1883

  • On 19 January 1883, 2 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 2 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 22.1 mm (0.9 in) on 19 January 1883.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

2 stations
Weather records on 19 January 1883 2 station records on 19 January 1883 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
2 station records on 19 January 1883 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 January 1883: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2 records
Records on 19 January 1883 by type Records set or tied on 19 January 1883 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 00111Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 January 1883 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 19 January 1883 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 January 1883 by timescale Records on 19 January 1883 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2. 01122all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 2all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 January 1883 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2.
Records on 19 January 1883 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily2

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 January 1883 Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.1. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 3: 13 to 5: 05 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 January 1883
MarginRecords
0 to 31
3 to 50
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1883
Top 2 records on 19 January 1883 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 January 1883Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1883Oxford, GBdaily high max12.5 C (54.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)

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 1883
Records on 01-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1883. 1883 had 2 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11800: 11804: 11822: 11838: 11843: 11849: 11853: 11855: 11858: 11859: 11861: 11864: 21866: 11868: 21871: 11873: 21874: 21875: 61876: 51878: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11883: 21890: 61891: 11892: 11893: 51894: 21895: 31896: 41897: 51898: 71899: 171900: 81901: 61902: 51903: 111904: 261905: 61906: 61907: 301908: 71909: 111910: 371911: 161912: 111913: 61914: 391915: 1011916: 461917: 1021918: 661919: 171920: 1161921: 531922: 451923: 811924: 1411925: 2281926: 1901927: 2231928: 5261929: 4441930: 6171931: 2401932: 1601933: 4791934: 1471935: 6341936: 7771937: 1,0191938: 3611939: 2211940: 1,7811941: 2851942: 4711943: 1,1831944: 4521945: 3341946: 8501947: 2531948: 5401949: 7041950: 1,0441951: 7481952: 7041953: 4211954: 2761955: 3751956: 4571957: 3891958: 6271959: 4391960: 3681961: 3731962: 1,0861963: 9611964: 3271965: 3491966: 5831967: 5321968: 7591969: 6691970: 1,1281971: 1,0561972: 6361973: 6771974: 9641975: 6621976: 8461977: 1,5661978: 9531979: 1,5351980: 6561981: 1,0541982: 7761983: 5481984: 1,4991985: 6061986: 1,7371987: 1,3211988: 1,3771989: 9991990: 1,3561991: 5421992: 7571993: 9001994: 2,7521995: 1,0361996: 1,8241997: 8171998: 7841999: 1,0812000: 1,0612001: 8542002: 7122003: 6922004: 8132005: 9742006: 1,4182007: 1,9172008: 1,7312009: 8172010: 8142011: 5952012: 1,1332013: 5832014: 4892015: 4322016: 6822017: 8862018: 6142019: 4752020: 4262021: 4612022: 4552023: 1,3382024: 8282025: 1,2651796187418991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1883. 1883 had 2 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-19 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18001
18041
18221
18381
18431
18491
18531
18551
18581
18591
18611
18642
18661
18682
18711
18732
18742
18756
18765
18781
18801
18811
18821
18832
18906
18911
18921
18935
18942
18953
18964
18975
18987
189917
19008
19016
19025
190311
190426
19056
19066
190730
19087
190911
191037
191116
191211
19136
191439
1915101
191646
1917102
191866
191917
1920116
192153
192245
192381
1924141
1925228
1926190
1927223
1928526
1929444
1930617
1931240
1932160
1933479
1934147
1935634
1936777
19371,019
1938361
1939221
19401,781
1941285
1942471
19431,183
1944452
1945334
1946850
1947253
1948540
1949704
19501,044
1951748
1952704
1953421
1954276
1955375
1956457
1957389
1958627
1959439
1960368
1961373
19621,086
1963961
1964327
1965349
1966583
1967532
1968759
1969669
19701,128
19711,056
1972636
1973677
1974964
1975662
1976846
19771,566
1978953
19791,535
1980656
19811,054
1982776
1983548
19841,499
1985606
19861,737
19871,321
19881,377
1989999
19901,356
1991542
1992757
1993900
19942,752
19951,036
19961,824
1997817
1998784
19991,081
20001,061
2001854
2002712
2003692
2004813
2005974
20061,418
20071,917
20081,731
2009817
2010814
2011595
20121,133
2013583
2014489
2015432
2016682
2017886
2018614
2019475
2020426
2021461
2022455
20231,338
2024828
20251,265

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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 2026-10-18 (18 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).