Weather Records on 19 January 1948

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1948. Highest significance: Bhaunagar, IN.

Key Facts for 19 January 1948

On 19 January 1948, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 500 daily.
Bhaunagar set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 19 January 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 19 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prantij	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anand	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roxbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	113.0 cm (44.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 19 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 19 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 34, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1948

Top 20 records on 19 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1948	Bhaunagar, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Mokhada, IN	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Hood Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Mulki, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Beawar Nayanagar, IN	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Himatnagar, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Prantij, IN	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Ahmadabad, IN	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Woodsboro, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Todgarh, IN	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Austwell, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1948	Anand, IN	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1948	Sachor, IN	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1948	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1948	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1948	Ashwood, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1948	Kingston Rs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1948	Longview, US	all-time snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 540 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 1948
Margin	Records
0 to 100	452
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1