Weather Records on 19 January 1931

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1931. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1931

On 19 January 1931, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 237 daily.
Webster City set a daily record snow depth of 86.4 cm (34.0 in) on 19 January 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 19 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1245.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1931

Top 20 records on 19 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1931	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1931	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1931	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1931	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1931	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1931	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1931	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1931	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Portland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Bloomfield, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1931	Clontarf, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	44 years	23 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

1796 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 240 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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 200	210
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1