Weather Records on 19 January 2012

1,133 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2012. Highest significance: Corvallis State UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 2012

On 19 January 2012, 1,133 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,072 daily.
Corvallis State UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 19 January 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,133 stations

1,133 station records on 19 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boise 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi Bindi East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlowton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lacomb 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lost Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nampa Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lookingglass	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	291.3 mm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Younts Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blind Bull Sum	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skalkaho Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nez Perce Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trinity Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,133 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 585, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 19 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	585
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 19 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 55, daily 1,072.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

944 broken records

Margins by which the 944 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2012

Top 20 records on 19 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2012	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 January 2012	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	102 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Brandenberg, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Roundup, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Boise 7 N, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Broadus, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Drummond Aviation, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Waterloo, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Moran 5WNW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2012	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2012	Superior, US	all-time snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2012	Hyde Park, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2012	Bredbyn, SE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2012	Cambridge, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2012	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2012	Drain, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2012	Silverton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	57 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 1,133 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	1,266
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	876
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1