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Weather Records on 22 January 1919

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1919. Highest significance: Astoria, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1919

  • On 22 January 1919, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Astoria set an all-time record daily precipitation of 177.3 mm (7.0 in) on 22 January 1919.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 22 January 1919 27 station records on 22 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 22 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation177.3 mm (7.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation64.0 mm (2.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation102.6 mm (4.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation15.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij ZavodRussiaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno RsvSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 22 January 1919 by type Records set or tied on 22 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 22 January 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 January 1919 by timescale Records on 22 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 1daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 25.
Records on 22 January 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly1
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1919 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.9. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1510 to 20: 320 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 30 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1015
10 to 203
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 503

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1919
Top 20 records on 22 January 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 January 1919Astoria, USall-time rain177.3 mm (7.0 in)41.4 mm (1.6 in)14 years54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1919Houston Wb City, USdaily rain64.0 mm (2.5 in)44.9 mm (1.8 in)16 years33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain102.6 mm (4.0 in)41.6 mm (1.6 in)4 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Harkerville (Bos), ZAdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Gorki, BYdaily rain15.4 mm (0.6 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Knysna (Tnk), ZAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Astoria, USdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Millwood (Bos), ZAdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Gysinge, SEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Nerchinskij Zavod, RUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Swellendam (Tnk), ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Escanaba, USdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1919Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)0 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

1795 to 1919
Records on 01-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 27 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21796: 11800: 11823: 11829: 21838: 11840: 11845: 11850: 21853: 11863: 11867: 11872: 11873: 11874: 21876: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 31884: 41887: 11888: 11891: 31892: 51893: 11894: 41895: 51896: 51897: 51898: 61899: 111900: 31901: 31902: 171903: 141904: 121905: 31906: 591907: 161908: 81909: 311910: 671911: 161912: 41913: 161914: 301915: 301916: 481917: 1631918: 711919: 271920: 321921: 371922: 271923: 521924: 2681925: 2081926: 2591927: 4531928: 841929: 2601930: 7411931: 1381932: 1981933: 8451934: 3721935: 4611936: 5971937: 8881938: 2761939: 2611940: 5991941: 2371942: 5431943: 1,3001944: 2471945: 1291946: 3411947: 2831948: 5651949: 3651950: 5391951: 2551952: 7531953: 2021954: 6211955: 3841956: 4101957: 7891958: 4171959: 7121960: 4431961: 1,1001962: 7331963: 5741964: 5251965: 4761966: 8641967: 1,0411968: 6841969: 8301970: 1,6751971: 3231972: 5241973: 6921974: 5581975: 4691976: 9581977: 6171978: 8191979: 8971980: 5781981: 1,1921982: 1,9411983: 9741984: 1,2201985: 1,3651986: 5231987: 1,3391988: 1,1401989: 6251990: 8301991: 6541992: 4581993: 1,7001994: 1,0541995: 1,1251996: 6981997: 1,5211998: 5911999: 1,7092000: 1,0192001: 4622002: 1,1262003: 7562004: 6052005: 1,2422006: 9242007: 1,2492008: 7952009: 1,0312010: 1,2052011: 8172012: 6592013: 7852014: 8082015: 6052016: 8372017: 1,1972018: 9272019: 6352020: 5102021: 5472022: 6122023: 6302024: 9402025: 1,4852026: 2301795187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 27 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-22 in each year
YearRecords
17952
17961
18001
18231
18292
18381
18401
18451
18502
18531
18631
18671
18721
18731
18742
18761
18781
18791
18803
18813
18844
18871
18881
18913
18925
18931
18944
18955
18965
18975
18986
189911
19003
19013
190217
190314
190412
19053
190659
190716
19088
190931
191067
191116
19124
191316
191430
191530
191648
1917163
191871
191927
192032
192137
192227
192352
1924268
1925208
1926259
1927453
192884
1929260
1930741
1931138
1932198
1933845
1934372
1935461
1936597
1937888
1938276
1939261
1940599
1941237
1942543
19431,300
1944247
1945129
1946341
1947283
1948565
1949365
1950539
1951255
1952753
1953202
1954621
1955384
1956410
1957789
1958417
1959712
1960443
19611,100
1962733
1963574
1964525
1965476
1966864
19671,041
1968684
1969830
19701,675
1971323
1972524
1973692
1974558
1975469
1976958
1977617
1978819
1979897
1980578
19811,192
19821,941
1983974
19841,220
19851,365
1986523
19871,339
19881,140
1989625
1990830
1991654
1992458
19931,700
19941,054
19951,125
1996698
19971,521
1998591
19991,709
20001,019
2001462
20021,126
2003756
2004605
20051,242
2006924
20071,249
2008795
20091,031
20101,205
2011817
2012659
2013785
2014808
2015605
2016837
20171,197
2018927
2019635
2020510
2021547
2022612
2023630
2024940
20251,485
2026230

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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).