Weather Records on 19 January 1973

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1973. Highest significance: Delano, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1973

On 19 January 1973, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
423 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 666 daily.
Delano set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 19 January 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 19 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1973

Top 20 records on 19 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1973	Delano, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Steuben, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Riverdale, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Tooele, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Utah Lake Lehi, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Angiola, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Brockville, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Brigham City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Tooele, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Nhill, AU	daily high min	27.5 C (81.5 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Adams, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Haileybury, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Toronto, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Porterville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1973	Watertown, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 677 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	539
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2