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Weather Records on 19 January 1908

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1908. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 1908

  • On 19 January 1908, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 19 January 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 19 January 1908 7 station records on 19 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 19 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.1 C (73.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature45.8 C (114.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 19 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 19 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 19 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 January 1908 by timescale Records on 19 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6.
Records on 19 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 January 1908 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 2.8. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 21.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 12.5 to 3.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.0
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 2.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 January 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.02
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.51
2.5 to 3.01

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1908
Top 7 records on 19 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 January 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min23.1 C (73.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min-4.4 C (24.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max8.3 C (46.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max45.8 C (114.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAmonthly high max (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie7 years3 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie15 years1 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 1908
Records on 01-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 7 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 1908. 1908 had 7 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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