Weather Records on 19 January 1941

285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1941. Highest significance: Altastenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 19 January 1941

On 19 January 1941, 285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 278 daily.
Altastenberg set a daily record snow depth of 170.0 cm (66.9 in) on 19 January 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

285 stations

285 station records on 19 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bishrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

285 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 19 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 19 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1941

Top 20 records on 19 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1941	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Lakeside, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Hariharganj, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Ida, ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1941	Gleichen, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1941	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1941	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1941	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1941	Orland, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1941	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1941	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1941	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1941	East Park Rsvr, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	33 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1941. 1941 had 285 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	229
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1