Weather Records on 19 January 1959

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1959. Highest significance: Skara 1, SE.

Key Facts for 19 January 1959

On 19 January 1959, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 429 daily.
Skara 1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 19 January 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 19 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Guatapara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amari	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hardua Marar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Squirrel Inn 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 19 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 19 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1959

Top 20 records on 19 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1959	Skara 1, SE	monthly rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1959	Khilchipur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Magarwara, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Ponte Guatapara, BR	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Amari, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Orebro, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Virden, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Bell Falls, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1959	Varberg, SE	monthly rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1959	Vinga, SE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1959	Fraser, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1959	Ft Duchesne, US	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1959	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1959	Hardua Marar, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1959	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	7 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 439 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 January 1959
Margin	Records
0 to 100	349
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1