Weather Records on 19 January 1989

999 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1989. Highest significance: Vardoe, NO.

Key Facts for 19 January 1989

On 19 January 1989, 999 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
657 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 944 daily.
Vardoe set a daily record precipitation of 30.6 mm (1.2 in) on 19 January 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

999 stations

999 station records on 19 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Songli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skjaekerfossen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khashuri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.1 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kansai Internationa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kafue Polder	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Svinoy Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

999 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 323, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 334, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 19 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	323
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	334
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 19 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 53, daily 944.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1989

Top 20 records on 19 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1989	Vardoe, NO	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1989	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1989	Houston-Westbury, US	monthly rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1989	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Hirado, JP	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Nagasaki, JP	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Matsuyama, JP	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Bom Jesus Do Galho, BR	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Hitra, NO	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Songli, NO	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Orland, NO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Sasebo Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Skjaekerfossen, NO	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Eide Pa Nordmore, NO	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal, NO	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1989	Khashuri, GE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	46 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 999 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	831
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1