Weather Records on 19 January 1985

606 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1985. Highest significance: Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1985

On 19 January 1985, 606 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 594 daily.
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP set a daily record snowfall of 34.8 cm (13.7 in) on 19 January 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

606 stations

606 station records on 19 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacigua (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rhonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fukui	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aratula Elizabeth St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Vitoria (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Calcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

606 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 19 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 19 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 5, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

478 broken records

Margins by which the 478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 325.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1985

Top 20 records on 19 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1985	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1985	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Castelo, BR	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Santo Antonio (Pcd), BR	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Arkona, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Mora, US	all-time low max	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Barra de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Jacigua (Dnos), BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Ponte de Itabapoana, BR	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Rostock-Warnemunde, DE	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Independence, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Holland Wtp, US	all-time snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Williamston 3NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Cheboygan, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1985	Norwich 1 E, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	38 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 606 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	428
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1