Weather Records on 12 January 1949

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1949. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1949

On 12 January 1949, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 462 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 12 January 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 12 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warm Springs Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 12 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 12 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 42, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 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

12 January 1949

Top 20 records on 12 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1949	Yuma Wb City, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1949	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1949	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1949	Chula Vista, US	all-time low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1949	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1949	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1949	Mina, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1949	Brawley 2 SW, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1949	Searchlight, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1949	Warm Springs Agency, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1949	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1949	Las Vegas, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1949	Mina, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1949	Lemon Cove, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1949	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1949	Oshkosh, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1949	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1949	Athens, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	28 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 510 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	399
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1