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Weather Records on 19 January 1901

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1901. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 January 1901

  • On 19 January 1901, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 19 January 1901.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 19 January 1901 6 station records on 19 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 19 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 January 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.7 C (-7.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 19 January 1901 by type Records set or tied on 19 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 19 January 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 January 1901 by timescale Records on 19 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 5.
Records on 19 January 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 January 1901 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.9. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 21.0 to 1.5: 01.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 12.5 to 3.0: 03.0 to 3.5: 13.5 to 4.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.53.5 to 4.0
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 January 1901
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.02
1.0 to 1.50
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.51
2.5 to 3.00
3.0 to 3.51
3.5 to 4.01

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1901
Top 6 records on 19 January 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 January 1901Royal Observatory, ZAmonthly rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)21 years27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1901Concord, USdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1901Montreal McGill, CAdaily low max-21.7 C (-7.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1901Toronto, CAdaily low min (Tie)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)tie48 years5 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 1901
Records on 01-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1901. 1901 had 6 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: 6222019: 4782020: 4282021: 4622022: 4562023: 1,3402024: 8282025: 1,2672026: 2931796187418991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1901. 1901 had 6 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
2018622
2019478
2020428
2021462
2022456
20231,340
2024828
20251,267
2026293

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).