Weather Records on 19 January 1955

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1955. Highest significance: Salisbury, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1955

On 19 January 1955, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 354 daily.
Salisbury set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 19 January 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 19 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Settle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rafiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 19 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 19 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1955

Top 20 records on 19 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1955	Salisbury, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1955	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1955	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1955	Marion, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1955	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Durham, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	all-time snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Morganton, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Ico, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Nashville, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	N Wilkesboro, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1955	Lenoir, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	46 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 375 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 50	262
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	4