Weather Records on 19 January 1982

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1982. Highest significance: Mandora, AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 1982

On 19 January 1982, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 754 daily.
Mandora set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 19 January 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 19 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philippsburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodnight Scrub Res 169	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knittlingen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 19 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 19 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1982

Top 20 records on 19 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1982	Mandora, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1982	Lake City, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Mitchell 2 NW, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Balmoral, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Judal Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Brazzaville, CG	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield), AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Andrews, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Coffs Harbour Mo, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Ochoco Rs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1982	Millstream, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	40 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 776 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 25	469
25 to 50	61
50 to 75	31
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	12
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1