Weather Records on 12 January 2019

919 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2019. Highest significance: Lindsborg 3E, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 2019

On 12 January 2019, 919 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 886 daily.
Lindsborg 3E set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 12 January 2019.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

919 stations

919 station records on 12 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ness City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Coffeyville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Covert	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Covert	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goessel 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
John Redmond Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

919 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 406, Heaviest daily snowfall 285, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 12 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	285
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 12 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

812 broken records

Margins by which the 812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2019

Top 20 records on 12 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2019	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 January 2019	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Ness City, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Rantoul, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Collyer 10 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Ness City, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	120 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Billings, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Hoopeston, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	109 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Madison, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Ralston, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Coffeyville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Tribune 1W, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Warrenton 1 N, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	109 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Covert, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Trenton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	121 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Spavinaw, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2019	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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

1794 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 919 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	737
100 to 200	68
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1