Weather Records on 19 January 1952

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1952. Highest significance: Lawrenceville 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1952

On 19 January 1952, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
452 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 690 daily.
Lawrenceville 2 S set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 19 January 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 19 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-57.2 C (-71.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 19 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 19 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1952

Top 20 records on 19 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1952	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Haileybury, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Port Dover, CA	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Meeker 5 W, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Eagle, US	all-time low min	-57.2 C (-71.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1952	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1952	Meda, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1952	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1952	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1952	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1952	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1952	Chandler, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1952	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	30 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 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 200	593
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1