Weather Records on 19 January 1971

1,056 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1971. Highest significance: Hana 354, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1971

On 19 January 1971, 1,056 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 992 daily.
Hana 354 set a daily record precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 19 January 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,056 stations

1,056 station records on 19 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Safford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sackville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Bell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,056 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 19 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	347
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 19 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 59, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

830 broken records

Margins by which the 830 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1971

Top 20 records on 19 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1971	Hana 354, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1971	Niulii 179, US	monthly rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1971	Gresford Post Office, AU	monthly rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Glen Royal, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Miami, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Safford, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	San Carlos Rsvr, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Bell Store, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1971	Derby, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 1,056 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 1971
Margin	Records
0 to 100	822
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1