Weather Records on 15 January 2019

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2019. Highest significance: Moberly, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 2019

On 15 January 2019, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 326 daily.
Moberly set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 15 January 2019.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 15 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moberly	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Van	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tete	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Horse Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alamo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley Jct	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holzkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Sci Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Franklin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.6 C (117.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.5 C (115.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freedom	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Cannon Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 15 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 15 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2019

Top 20 records on 15 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2019	Moberly, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2019	Walnut Creek, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Macomb, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Piestany, SK	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Van, TR	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Quartzsite, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Caliente, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Virginia, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Bowling Green 1 E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Tete, MZ	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	White Horse Lake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Williams, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Canton L&D 20, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Panguitch, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Oravska Lesna, SK	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2019	Rapa, PF	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	39 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 339 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 50	262
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2