Weather Records on 19 January 1990

1,356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1990. Highest significance: Waxahachie, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1990

On 19 January 1990, 1,356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 140 monthly and 1,208 daily.
Waxahachie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 19 January 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,356 stations

1,356 station records on 19 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Limon	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Noondie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salima	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heavener 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,356 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 593, Heaviest daily snowfall 187, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 19 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	593
Heaviest daily snowfall	187
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 19 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 140, daily 1,208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,134 broken records

Margins by which the 1,134 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1990

Top 20 records on 19 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1990	Waxahachie, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Miami, US	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Roy, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Dodge City, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Wills Pt, US	monthly rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Gravette, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Corsicana, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Paris, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Sublette 7WSW, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Limon, US	monthly snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1990	Gabes, TN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1990	Roy, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1990	Mangum, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1990	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1990	Campo 7 S, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10 years	58 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 1,356 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	1,080
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2