Weather Records on 19 January 1935

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1935. Highest significance: Burketown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 1935

On 19 January 1935, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 609 daily.
Burketown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 306.1 mm (12.1 in) on 19 January 1935.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 19 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worsham	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 19 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 19 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 14, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 243.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1935

Top 20 records on 19 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1935	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	243.9 mm (9.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Rison, US	all-time rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Perry, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Medford, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Nebo, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Ames 3 SW, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Mena, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Brownsville, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Decorah, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Hvar, HR	daily low max	2.0 C (35.6 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1935	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1935	Snoqualmie Falls, US	all-time low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1935	Lewistown AP, US	daily low max	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	16.7 C (30.1 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	33 years	32 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1935. 1935 had 634 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 50	524
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1