Weather Records on 19 January 1932

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1932. Highest significance: Port Douglas - Warner St, AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 1932

On 19 January 1932, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 131 daily.
Port Douglas - Warner St set a daily record precipitation of 283.7 mm (11.2 in) on 19 January 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 19 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	283.7 mm (11.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	389.1 mm (15.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	332.2 mm (13.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	342.1 mm (13.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.4 mm (11.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 19 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 19 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 131.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1932

Top 20 records on 19 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1932	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	283.7 mm (11.2 in)	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Norddal, NO	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	389.1 mm (15.3 in)	232.1 mm (9.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	all-time rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	332.2 mm (13.1 in)	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1932	Academy 2NE, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1932	Uppsala_Aut, SE	monthly high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1932	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	342.1 mm (13.5 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1932	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	monthly rain	292.4 mm (11.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1932	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1932	Orebro, SE	monthly high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1932	Maytown, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1932	Vastervik, SE	monthly high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	33 years	27 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 160 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	135
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1