Weather Records on 19 January 1949

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1949. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1949

On 19 January 1949, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 677 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 19 January 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 19 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Channel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kidder	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 19 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 19 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1949

Top 20 records on 19 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1949	Deer Park Sf, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Deer Park Sf, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Ottawa, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Trenton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Rochester, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Council Grove, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Iguape, BR	monthly rain	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Newton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Channel, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Lawrence, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Southampton, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Monticello, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1949	Munising, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	21 years	37 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 704 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	537
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	3