Weather Records on 19 January 1981

1,054 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1981. Highest significance: Ross (Ellinthorp), AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 1981

On 19 January 1981, 1,054 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,016 daily.
Ross (Ellinthorp) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.2 mm (3.3 in) on 19 January 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,054 stations

1,054 station records on 19 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ross (Ellinthorp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brotterode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley (Glenrowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,054 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 19 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 19 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 1,016.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1981

Top 20 records on 19 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1981	Ross (Ellinthorp), AU	monthly rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1981	Brackettville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1981	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1981	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1981	Camoola Park, AU	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Holmleigh, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Morretes, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Dontsa, ZA	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Juchitlan, MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Summer Hill, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Goliad, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Brotterode, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Pearsall, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1981	Acude Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	44 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 1,054 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	852
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1