Weather Records on 19 January 1972

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1972. Highest significance: Twyfelspoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 January 1972

On 19 January 1972, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 621 daily.
Twyfelspoort set a monthly record daily precipitation of 150.5 mm (5.9 in) on 19 January 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 19 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S. Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.2 C (-40.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 19 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 19 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1972

Top 20 records on 19 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1972	Twyfelspoort, ZA	monthly rain	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1972	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Danielskuil, ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Donkerhoek-Rainhill, ZA	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Geelkop, ZA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Scheurfontein, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Bokfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Kapokhoek, ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Bowenville, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	S. Goncalo, BR	daily rain	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Hinnomunjie, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1972	Umari, BR	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	37 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 636 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 100	488
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2