Weather Records on 4 January 2019

616 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2019. Highest significance: Higgins, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 2019

On 4 January 2019, 616 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 603 daily.
Higgins set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 4 January 2019.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

616 stations

616 station records on 4 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ca Mau	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hildre	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopper	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kemp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Show Low AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

616 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 4 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 4 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2019

Top 20 records on 4 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2019	Higgins, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2019	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2019	Chickasha Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2019	Talbotton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2019	Ca Mau, VN	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Geary, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Clayton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Roosevelt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Hildre, NO	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Vigra, NO	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Arnett 3NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Stadlandet, NO	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Higgins, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Mangum, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Woodbury, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Red Lodge, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Crescent 5WSW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2019	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 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

1795 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2019. 2019 had 616 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 25	452
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1