Weather Records on 19 January 1979

1,535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1979. Highest significance: La Harpe, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1979

On 19 January 1979, 1,535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 54 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,409 daily.
La Harpe set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 19 January 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,535 stations

1,535 station records on 19 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harveyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gackle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hulah Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,535 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 672, Heaviest daily snowfall 235, Deepest snow cover 429.

Records on 19 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	672
Heaviest daily snowfall	235
Deepest snow cover	429

Records on 19 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 54, monthly 72, daily 1,409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,303 broken records

Margins by which the 1,303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1979

Top 20 records on 19 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1979	La Harpe, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1979	Geneseo, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1979	Havana, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1979	Cleburne, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1979	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Teresina, BR	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Fulton L&D #13, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Horton, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Le Claire L&D 14, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Richland, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Standish 4NE, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Ada, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Ontario Ksrv, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1979	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	52 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 1,535 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	1,150
100 to 200	103
200 to 300	33
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	6
500 to 600	2