Weather Records on 19 January 1993

900 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1993. Highest significance: Oestersund-Froesoen, SE.

Key Facts for 19 January 1993

On 19 January 1993, 900 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 863 daily.
Oestersund-Froesoen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 19 January 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

900 stations

900 station records on 19 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mogen	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deweese 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ice Harbor Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rapids Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record snow depth	264.2 cm (104.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

900 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 201.

Records on 19 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	201

Records on 19 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 26, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

707 broken records

Margins by which the 707 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1993

Top 20 records on 19 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1993	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	119 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1993	Wilbur, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	86 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1993	Dugway, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Turkey, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Moxee City 10 E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Safford Ag Ctr, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Doyle 4 SSE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Battle Mountain 4SE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Termo 1 E, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Chewelah, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	McGill, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Wells, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 years	48 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1993. 1993 had 900 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	625
100 to 200	57
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1