Weather Records on 19 January 1951

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1951. Highest significance: Branxton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 1951

On 19 January 1951, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
502 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 731 daily.
Branxton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 19 January 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 19 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	347
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1951

Top 20 records on 19 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1951	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Sonnblick, AT	monthly rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Cundletown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	monthly rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Paterson Post Office, AU	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Wollong, AU	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Minchinbury, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Mirannie, AU	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Roseville Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1951	Millers Forest School, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	41 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 748 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 50	576
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1