Weather Records on 19 January 1957

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1957. Highest significance: Nord-Rana, NO.

Key Facts for 19 January 1957

On 19 January 1957, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 385 daily.
Nord-Rana set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 19 January 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 19 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	307.8 mm (12.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1957

Top 20 records on 19 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1957	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1957	Wyndham Port, AU	monthly rain	307.8 mm (12.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Sooke Lake, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Walebing, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Drevja, NO	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Taua, BR	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Luroy, NO	daily rain	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Oombulgurri, AU	all-time rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Nova Russas, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Suassurana, BR	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Chatsu, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1957	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	35 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 389 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	313
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1