Weather Records on 19 January 1977

1,566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1977. Highest significance: Porto Real Do Colegio, BR.

Key Facts for 19 January 1977

On 19 January 1977, 1,566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 939 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 40 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,485 daily.
Porto Real Do Colegio set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 19 January 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,566 stations

1,566 station records on 19 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salesopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natividade da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Bela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Caetano Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Alta 1	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Feira de Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,566 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 521, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 418, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 130.

Records on 19 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	521
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	418
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	130

Records on 19 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 40, monthly 41, daily 1,485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,294 broken records

Margins by which the 1,294 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 1977

Top 20 records on 19 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1977	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Petersburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Plant City, US	all-time low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Casa Grande, BR	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Jacarei, BR	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Pitas, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Richmond, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Arcadia, US	all-time low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Salesopolis, BR	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	S Haven, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Itapecerica da Serra, BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Natividade da Serra, BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Pedra Bela, BR	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Usina Batista, BR	daily rain	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Evergreen, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Dublin, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1977	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	43 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 1,566 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	1,208
50 to 100	64
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2