Weather Records on 19 January 1940

1,781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1940. Highest significance: Hansi, IN.

Key Facts for 19 January 1940

On 19 January 1940, 1,781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 1,364 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,672 daily.
Hansi set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 19 January 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,781 stations

1,781 station records on 19 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-38.8 C (-37.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morenci	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hattin	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,781 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 669, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 695, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 19 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	669
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	695
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 19 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 79, daily 1,672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,607 broken records

Margins by which the 1,607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1940

Top 20 records on 19 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1940	Hansi, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Williamson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Rajaund, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Frankfort Downtown, US	all-time low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Watertown, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Muenster, DE	daily low min	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	8.7 C (15.7 F)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Huntingburg AP, US	all-time low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	all-time low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Magnolia, US	all-time low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Storlien, SE	all-time low min	-38.8 C (-37.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Halle, DE	daily low min	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	10.4 C (18.7 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1940	Salamonia, US	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1940	Beaver Dam, US	all-time low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	34 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1940. 1940 had 1,781 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 100	1,598
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1