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Weather Records on 12 January 1919

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1919. Highest significance: Ayrshire Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1919

  • On 12 January 1919, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Ayrshire Downs set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 12 January 1919.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 12 January 1919 24 station records on 12 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 12 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ayrshire DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-35.0 C (-31.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 12 January 1919 by type Records set or tied on 12 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 12 January 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 January 1919 by timescale Records on 12 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 23.
Records on 12 January 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1919 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.1. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1810 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1018
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1919
Top 20 records on 12 January 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 1919Ayrshire Downs, AUdaily rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)56.1 mm (2.2 in)3 years34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Belle Isle, CAall-time low min-35.0 C (-31.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Ekaterinburg, RUdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Halifax, CAdaily low min-21.1 C (-6.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Yarmouth, CAdaily low min-17.2 C (1.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919St John's, CAdaily low max-10.0 C (14.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-23.3 C (-9.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Junsele, SEdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Dubuque River, USdaily high max5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)40 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Thargomindah Post Office, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Grenfell, CAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Grenfell, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Charlottetown, CAdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Green Bay, USdaily high max3.9 C (39.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Gavle, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Sveg, SEdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Fort Chipewyan, CAdaily high max0.0 C (32.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1919Cape May 2 NW, USdaily low min-11.1 C (12.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years8 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

1794 to 1919
Records on 01-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 24 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21812: 11830: 21840: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21863: 21867: 11871: 31873: 21874: 11875: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31889: 11890: 11893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 91900: 31901: 81902: 61903: 131904: 31905: 151906: 41907: 121908: 291909: 191910: 431911: 701912: 551913: 191914: 671915: 391916: 471917: 1181918: 1481919: 241920: 731921: 311922: 711923: 651924: 871925: 1411926: 651927: 1441928: 6291929: 1031930: 1851931: 1421932: 4751933: 911934: 2221935: 2991936: 3341937: 2601938: 1791939: 2961940: 3151941: 2461942: 3271943: 4401944: 1191945: 4901946: 2881947: 2581948: 3301949: 5101950: 3991951: 3681952: 2681953: 1,2071954: 4271955: 3021956: 5031957: 3761958: 4101959: 5681960: 1,3651961: 2911962: 1,3971963: 2,0051964: 6351965: 3461966: 4851967: 4361968: 1,2071969: 5141970: 5271971: 7631972: 1,2891973: 5641974: 1,0571975: 1,2051976: 9861977: 1,0781978: 7111979: 1,2951980: 1,4421981: 1,5081982: 1,6141983: 1,1151984: 5961985: 8961986: 6901987: 2,0071988: 8411989: 1,0191990: 6371991: 1,3241992: 7741993: 1,9231994: 9421995: 1,6881996: 1,5961997: 1,9571998: 1,0771999: 8712000: 1,0612001: 5752002: 1,0112003: 7372004: 6512005: 1,9182006: 1,1172007: 1,4102008: 7152009: 8392010: 1,0442011: 1,7142012: 8102013: 1,4812014: 5152015: 7432016: 4002017: 1,3582018: 1,1982019: 9192020: 1,3102021: 6182022: 5702023: 8302024: 1,0682025: 5432026: 6301794188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 24 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-12 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18121
18302
18401
18491
18511
18562
18632
18671
18713
18732
18741
18752
18762
18773
18791
18811
18821
18841
18851
18863
18891
18901
18934
18941
18954
18963
18974
18987
18999
19003
19018
19026
190313
19043
190515
19064
190712
190829
190919
191043
191170
191255
191319
191467
191539
191647
1917118
1918148
191924
192073
192131
192271
192365
192487
1925141
192665
1927144
1928629
1929103
1930185
1931142
1932475
193391
1934222
1935299
1936334
1937260
1938179
1939296
1940315
1941246
1942327
1943440
1944119
1945490
1946288
1947258
1948330
1949510
1950399
1951368
1952268
19531,207
1954427
1955302
1956503
1957376
1958410
1959568
19601,365
1961291
19621,397
19632,005
1964635
1965346
1966485
1967436
19681,207
1969514
1970527
1971763
19721,289
1973564
19741,057
19751,205
1976986
19771,078
1978711
19791,295
19801,442
19811,508
19821,614
19831,115
1984596
1985896
1986690
19872,007
1988841
19891,019
1990637
19911,324
1992774
19931,923
1994942
19951,688
19961,596
19971,957
19981,077
1999871
20001,061
2001575
20021,011
2003737
2004651
20051,918
20061,117
20071,410
2008715
2009839
20101,044
20111,714
2012810
20131,481
2014515
2015743
2016400
20171,358
20181,198
2019919
20201,310
2021618
2022570
2023830
20241,068
2025543
2026630

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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).