Weather Records on 19 January 1954

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1954. Highest significance: Maricopa, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1954

On 19 January 1954, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 273 daily.
Maricopa set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 19 January 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 19 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maricopa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Cn Mouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valyermo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lytle Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middlewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durroo	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayneside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamo	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 19 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 19 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1954

Top 20 records on 19 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1954	Maricopa, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Mill Creek 2, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Manti, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Halden, NO	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Boko, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Corona, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Santa Ana River Ph 1, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1954	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1954	San Antonio Cn Mouth, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1954	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1954	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1954	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1954	Springfontein (Mun), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1954	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1954	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1954	Buxton, GB	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1954	Beaumont, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	31 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 276 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	191
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1