Weather Records on 19 January 1997

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1997. Highest significance: Highmore, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1997

On 19 January 1997, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 788 daily.
Highmore set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 19 January 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

817 stations

817 station records on 19 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santa Maria del Refugio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Pinito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake 15 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bondurant	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Pueblito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Florida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Sarmento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Punchbowl Crater 709	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pea del Aguila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Bayacora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 137.

Records on 19 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	137

Records on 19 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 19, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1997

Top 20 records on 19 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1997	Highmore, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1997	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1997	Santa Maria del Refugio, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Timber Lake, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Wasilla 3 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Alice Springs Airport, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Chaffee 5 NE, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	68.5 cm (27.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Dupree 15 SSE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Merluna, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	El Pinito, MX	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Snowflake 15 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Bondurant, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Piranhas, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Snowflake, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1997	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 817 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	580
100 to 200	33
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2