Weather Records on 19 January 2001

854 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2001. Highest significance: Wogarno, AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 2001

On 19 January 2001, 854 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 830 daily.
Wogarno set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 19 January 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

854 stations

854 station records on 19 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muntadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.4 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dampier Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winona 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

854 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 19 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 19 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 830.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2001

Top 20 records on 19 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2001	Wogarno, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Friars Well, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Narndee, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Pullagaroo, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Kirkalocka, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Fort Hill, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2001	Millston, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2001	Jingemarra, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2001	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2001	Yoweragabbie, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2001	Mundabullangana, AU	daily rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2001	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2001	Merredin Research Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2001	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2001	Paynes Find, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2001	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	50 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 854 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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Data for records on 2001-01-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	672
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1