Weather Records on 19 January 1987

1,321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1987. Highest significance: Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1987

On 19 January 1987, 1,321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 313 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,236 daily.
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 19 January 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,321 stations

1,321 station records on 19 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Snyder	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thoreau	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turquoise Bonanza Ck	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lookeba 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtwara	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Back Bay Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,321 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 167, Deepest snow cover 206.

Records on 19 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	167
Deepest snow cover	206

Records on 19 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 60, daily 1,236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,088 broken records

Margins by which the 1,088 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 736.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1987

Top 20 records on 19 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1987	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1987	Snyder, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1987	Estancia 4N, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	73.6 cm (29.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Dilia, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Sandia Park, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Erick, US	all-time snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Gage AP, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Socorro, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Jackson Reynolds Fld, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Thoreau, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Scotland Neck, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Borger, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Readsboro 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Gassaway, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1987	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	49 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 1,321 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	1,033
100 to 200	42
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1