Weather Records on 19 January 1969

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1969. Highest significance: Wrights, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1969

On 19 January 1969, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 644 daily.
Wrights set a daily record precipitation of 148.1 mm (5.8 in) on 19 January 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 19 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kelseyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Farnham Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 19 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 19 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1969

Top 20 records on 19 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1969	Wrights, US	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Orange Cove, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Lindsay, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	King City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	all-time rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Martinez Fire STN, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Newman, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Stillwater Power House, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Kelseyville, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Searsville Lake, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1969	Island Park, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	41 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 669 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	518
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1