Weather Records on 19 January 2003

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2003. Highest significance: Kristinefors, SE.

Key Facts for 19 January 2003

On 19 January 2003, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 672 daily.
Kristinefors set a daily record precipitation of 25.3 mm (1.0 in) on 19 January 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 19 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kristinefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vea	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grimeli I Krodsherad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reinli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dovland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soudan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	48.0 C (118.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulken Nary	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dori	Burkina Faso	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madoi	China	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina Sur	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 19 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 19 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2003

Top 20 records on 19 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2003	Kristinefors, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Vea, NO	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Beito, NO	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Biri, NO	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	McPherson, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Newton, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Newcomb, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Buenos Aires Observ, AR	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Grimeli I Krodsherad, NO	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Middleburg, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Kokpekty, KZ	daily high max	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	San Jose de Gracia, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Reinli, NO	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Leoti, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Philippi, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Kokpekty, KZ	monthly high min	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2003	Misantla, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	75 years	36 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 692 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 2026-10-15 (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 20	522
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2