Weather Records on 19 January 2005

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2005. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 19 January 2005

On 19 January 2005, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
639 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 904 daily.
Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 37.5 mm (1.5 in) on 19 January 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 19 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gerlach	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 378, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 19 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	378
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 19 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 65, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2005

Top 20 records on 19 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2005	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2005	Eau Pleine Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Corvallis State UNIV, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Drain, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Baldwin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Lowell, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Rockypoint 7NNE, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Old Faithful, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Coloso, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Blackleaf, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Smithfield, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Foxholm 7 N, US	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Auburn, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2005	Podor, SN	daily high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	60 years	40 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 974 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	718
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1