Weather Records on 1 January 1919

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1919. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 1 January 1919

On 1 January 1919, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 61 daily.
Malin Head set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 1 January 1919.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 1 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.9 C (-41.6 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 31, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 1 January 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1919

Top 20 records on 1 January 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1919	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1919	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1919	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Glenville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Johnsonville, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Boorara, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Armagh, GB	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Stratford, CA	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Welland, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Fort Bourke, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Newport, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1919	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	16 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

1798 to 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1919. 1919 had 62 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	36
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1