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Weather Records on 31 January 1919

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1919. Highest significance: Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 January 1919

  • On 31 January 1919, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Table.Mtn Platteklip set a daily record precipitation of 9.9 mm (0.39 in) on 31 January 1919.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 31 January 1919 14 station records on 31 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 31 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno RsvSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-11.8 C (10.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-12.6 C (9.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-10.5 C (13.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 31 January 1919 by type Records set or tied on 31 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 31 January 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 January 1919 by timescale Records on 31 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 31 January 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 January 1919 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 34 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 January 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 43
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1919
Top 14 records on 31 January 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 January 1919Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Waverley (Belltrees 2), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Goudveld (Bos), ZAdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-11.8 C (10.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Cottbus, DEdaily low min-12.6 C (9.3 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily high max6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max-7.0 C (19.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Cottbus, DEdaily low max-6.6 C (20.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily high min (Tie)-5.0 C (23.0 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1919Jokkmokk, SEdaily high min (Tie)-10.5 C (13.1 F)tie20 years2 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

1800 to 1919
Records on 01-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1919. 1919 had 14 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001800: 11801: 11830: 21843: 11846: 11850: 11852: 11853: 21854: 21862: 11863: 21868: 11869: 21870: 11873: 11875: 11877: 11878: 21880: 11882: 11883: 11884: 51885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 21892: 11893: 91894: 11895: 31896: 11897: 21898: 71899: 71900: 51901: 41902: 101903: 31904: 61905: 211906: 171907: 81908: 361909: 271910: 101911: 521912: 201913: 491914: 361915: 1151916: 941917: 1901918: 1501919: 141920: 1131921: 291922: 551923: 1521924: 2031925: 1341926: 2041927: 641928: 471929: 2631930: 831931: 3261932: 1531933: 2121934: 5971935: 4311936: 8301937: 3091938: 3621939: 3231940: 3611941: 3541942: 2731943: 6981944: 2321945: 9431946: 3591947: 7881948: 6001949: 1,0581950: 1,0221951: 1,1921952: 5191953: 8791954: 7441955: 3831956: 4341957: 5631958: 6921959: 2371960: 3491961: 4751962: 6861963: 9281964: 4021965: 6961966: 1,2951967: 6371968: 5241969: 7031970: 2091971: 1,5061972: 4261973: 7141974: 1,1281975: 1,1101976: 5691977: 7811978: 8441979: 1,9951980: 7571981: 6871982: 1,2871983: 1,0781984: 6101985: 1,7251986: 6161987: 7871988: 1,5821989: 1,7181990: 8211991: 6171992: 1,5731993: 8561994: 1,0491995: 1,1221996: 1,5941997: 8981998: 6411999: 9382000: 1,1152001: 1,0612002: 3,0802003: 1,2812004: 1,3922005: 7672006: 7222007: 7132008: 7042009: 5522010: 1,3112011: 7412012: 1,0372013: 1,3972014: 9862015: 6632016: 1,1472017: 5752018: 5642019: 1,4262020: 1,0312021: 5042022: 2552023: 9072024: 1,1172025: 8272026: 8391800187818981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1919. 1919 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-31 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18011
18302
18431
18461
18501
18521
18532
18542
18621
18632
18681
18692
18701
18731
18751
18771
18782
18801
18821
18831
18845
18851
18862
18871
18883
18893
18902
18921
18939
18941
18953
18961
18972
18987
18997
19005
19014
190210
19033
19046
190521
190617
19078
190836
190927
191010
191152
191220
191349
191436
1915115
191694
1917190
1918150
191914
1920113
192129
192255
1923152
1924203
1925134
1926204
192764
192847
1929263
193083
1931326
1932153
1933212
1934597
1935431
1936830
1937309
1938362
1939323
1940361
1941354
1942273
1943698
1944232
1945943
1946359
1947788
1948600
19491,058
19501,022
19511,192
1952519
1953879
1954744
1955383
1956434
1957563
1958692
1959237
1960349
1961475
1962686
1963928
1964402
1965696
19661,295
1967637
1968524
1969703
1970209
19711,506
1972426
1973714
19741,128
19751,110
1976569
1977781
1978844
19791,995
1980757
1981687
19821,287
19831,078
1984610
19851,725
1986616
1987787
19881,582
19891,718
1990821
1991617
19921,573
1993856
19941,049
19951,122
19961,594
1997898
1998641
1999938
20001,115
20011,061
20023,080
20031,281
20041,392
2005767
2006722
2007713
2008704
2009552
20101,311
2011741
20121,037
20131,397
2014986
2015663
20161,147
2017575
2018564
20191,426
20201,031
2021504
2022255
2023907
20241,117
2025827
2026839

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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).