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Weather Records on 15 January 1919

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1919. Highest significance: Houston Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1919

  • On 15 January 1919, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Houston Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 15 January 1919.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 15 January 1919 39 station records on 15 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 15 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation71.6 mm (2.8 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay RoadhouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation23.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GoldbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GodegardSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Two WellsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
LowellUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high maximum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord snow depth5.1 cm (2.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 15 January 1919 by type Records set or tied on 15 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 27Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 15 January 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall27
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 15 January 1919 by timescale Records on 15 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 38.
Records on 15 January 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 January 1919 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 10: 3110 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 January 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1031
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 602

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1919
Top 20 records on 15 January 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 January 1919Houston Wb City, USdaily rain71.6 mm (2.8 in)51.3 mm (2.0 in)22 years38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1919McKinlay Roadhouse, AUdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)33.3 mm (1.3 in)27 years27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Hambantota, LKdaily high max32.0 C (89.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Sandvig, DKmonthly rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Lund, SEdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Falsterbo, SEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Karlshamn, SEdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Hano_A, SEdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DKdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Olands Sodra Udde, SEdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Bird Rocks, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Putbus, DEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Goldberg, DEdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Godegard, SEdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Bird Rocks, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Two Wells, AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)34 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1919Waren, DEdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)4 years13 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

1795 to 1919
Records on 01-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 39 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11799: 21820: 21838: 11845: 31849: 11852: 11853: 11862: 11864: 11866: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11873: 11874: 11875: 21876: 11878: 11881: 41882: 11883: 11884: 31886: 11890: 31891: 11893: 71894: 21895: 61896: 41897: 51898: 11899: 101900: 31901: 101902: 71903: 11904: 111905: 221906: 231907: 121908: 51909: 291910: 781911: 141912: 281913: 101914: 271915: 671916: 261917: 351918: 2411919: 391920: 791921: 551922: 191923: 481924: 431925: 3981926: 411927: 4061928: 4101929: 1511930: 5811931: 1561932: 1,0691933: 2411934: 1011935: 2181936: 2301937: 5871938: 6791939: 2341940: 2651941: 3761942: 4021943: 6131944: 3481945: 4171946: 3331947: 6041948: 7381949: 7271950: 9631951: 5771952: 6651953: 1,1931954: 5151955: 2731956: 5311957: 7901958: 4531959: 2611960: 7071961: 7401962: 6601963: 1,4221964: 8291965: 6431966: 4371967: 5181968: 8121969: 9891970: 4061971: 6001972: 1,7481973: 7531974: 1,6631975: 7441976: 5171977: 7731978: 9511979: 1,4411980: 9011981: 6711982: 1,1871983: 7561984: 1,1211985: 1,0221986: 5151987: 1,1241988: 7421989: 8801990: 8291991: 7481992: 1,1591993: 1,1211994: 1,4651995: 1,8081996: 1,1991997: 1,3301998: 8551999: 1,1592000: 1,0202001: 9292002: 7752003: 5862004: 1,3712005: 7272006: 7672007: 2,7172008: 6292009: 1,1252010: 8202011: 9432012: 4762013: 1,1322014: 5072015: 4792016: 5972017: 9882018: 9162019: 3392020: 1,3302021: 7172022: 5932023: 6722024: 2,6512025: 4392026: 6831795187518991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 39 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-15 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17992
18202
18381
18453
18491
18521
18531
18621
18641
18662
18681
18701
18711
18731
18741
18752
18761
18781
18814
18821
18831
18843
18861
18903
18911
18937
18942
18956
18964
18975
18981
189910
19003
190110
19027
19031
190411
190522
190623
190712
19085
190929
191078
191114
191228
191310
191427
191567
191626
191735
1918241
191939
192079
192155
192219
192348
192443
1925398
192641
1927406
1928410
1929151
1930581
1931156
19321,069
1933241
1934101
1935218
1936230
1937587
1938679
1939234
1940265
1941376
1942402
1943613
1944348
1945417
1946333
1947604
1948738
1949727
1950963
1951577
1952665
19531,193
1954515
1955273
1956531
1957790
1958453
1959261
1960707
1961740
1962660
19631,422
1964829
1965643
1966437
1967518
1968812
1969989
1970406
1971600
19721,748
1973753
19741,663
1975744
1976517
1977773
1978951
19791,441
1980901
1981671
19821,187
1983756
19841,121
19851,022
1986515
19871,124
1988742
1989880
1990829
1991748
19921,159
19931,121
19941,465
19951,808
19961,199
19971,330
1998855
19991,159
20001,020
2001929
2002775
2003586
20041,371
2005727
2006767
20072,717
2008629
20091,125
2010820
2011943
2012476
20131,132
2014507
2015479
2016597
2017988
2018916
2019339
20201,330
2021717
2022593
2023672
20242,651
2025439
2026683

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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).