Weather Records on 19 January 1943

1,183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1943. Highest significance: Montezuma 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1943

On 19 January 1943, 1,183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 927 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,130 daily.
Montezuma 2 NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 209.0 mm (8.2 in) on 19 January 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,183 stations

1,183 station records on 19 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	515.0 cm (202.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,183 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 404, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 523, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 19 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	404
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	523
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 19 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 35, daily 1,130.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,026 broken records

Margins by which the 1,026 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1943

Top 20 records on 19 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1943	Montezuma 2 NW, US	all-time rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1943	Dublin, US	all-time rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1943	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Americus, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Experiment, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Griffin, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Beaver Lake, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Eufaula, US	monthly rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Hawkinsville, US	all-time rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Seattle Urban Site, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Saltspring Island, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Hope Little Mountain, CA	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	Lewers Rch, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1943	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	67 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 1,183 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 200	1,022
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1