Weather Records on 19 January 1991

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1991. Highest significance: Stockdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 January 1991

On 19 January 1991, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 523 daily.
Stockdale set an all-time record daily precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 19 January 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 19 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Central Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keimoes (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenrock 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 19 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 19 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1991

Top 20 records on 19 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1991	Stockdale, ZA	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Tallahassee, US	monthly rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Misurata, LY	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Rinconada, MX	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Central Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Liberty, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Benfontein, ZA	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Katdoornput 29, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Julia Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Vardoe, NO	daily high min	1.9 C (35.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Crescent City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Brunswick, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Ellendale, US	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Eddington Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily high min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991	Totatiche, MX	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1991	Long Prairie, US	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 542 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 20	382
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1