Weather Records on 19 January 1934

147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1934. Highest significance: Windsor Kings College, CA.

Key Facts for 19 January 1934

On 19 January 1934, 147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 145 daily.
Windsor Kings College set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 19 January 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

147 stations

147 station records on 19 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

147 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

113 broken records

Margins by which the 113 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 166.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1934

Top 20 records on 19 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1934	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1934	Nelson, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1934	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1934	Nelson, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1934	Eskdale, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Colville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Wilbur, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1934	Odessa, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 years	20 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1934. 1934 had 147 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 25	103
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1