Weather Records on 19 January 1942

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1942. Highest significance: Gopalganj Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 19 January 1942

On 19 January 1942, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 456 daily.
Gopalganj Sr set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 19 January 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

471 stations

471 station records on 19 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.8 C (-43.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 456.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1942

Top 20 records on 19 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1942	Gopalganj Sr, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Darauli, IN	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Basti, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Ramnagar Sr, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Motihari, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Dhanaha, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Padrauna, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Bairgania, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Bamboo Springs, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Marsrakh, IN	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Siwan, IN	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Robertsganj, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Witsieshoek, ZA	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Bagaha, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1942	Khutauna, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 471 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 January 1942
Margin	Records
0 to 10	317
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4