Weather Records on 19 January 2004

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2004. Highest significance: Wuppertal-Buchenhofen, DE.

Key Facts for 19 January 2004

On 19 January 2004, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 792 daily.
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen set a daily record precipitation of 42.5 mm (1.7 in) on 19 January 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 19 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dimas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitchfork Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bischbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bustamante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soesterberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auchincruive	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loggerheads: Colomendy Centre	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Huron	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Archbold Bio STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rotterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Duvan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 447, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 19 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	447
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 19 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2004

Top 20 records on 19 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2004	Wuppertal-Buchenhofen, DE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2004	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2004	Koln-Bonn, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2004	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Aachen, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Lichinga, MZ	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Rosevale, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Bologna, IT	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Dimas, MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Bridgewater, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Caribou WFO, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Pitchfork Rch, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Vaals, NL	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Bischbrunn, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	Gossweinstein, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2004	La Belle, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	37 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 813 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	666
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1