Weather Records on 19 January 1960

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1960. Highest significance: Ogdensburg 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1960

On 19 January 1960, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 351 daily.
Ogdensburg 4 NE set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 19 January 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 19 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mehama	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 19 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 19 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1960

Top 20 records on 19 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1960	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Eastport, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Mc Minnville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Panhandle, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Kiev, UA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Pinal Rch, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Saint John, CA	monthly snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Albany 1 N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Detroit, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Louisa Downs, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Forest Grove, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1960	Fredericton Cda, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	38 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 368 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	247
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1