Weather Records on 23 January 2019

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2019. Highest significance: Shimla, IN.

Key Facts for 23 January 2019

On 23 January 2019, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 681 daily.
Shimla set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 23 January 2019.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 23 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rosa Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Massena	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uw Arboretum - Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tete	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miltonvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 140, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 23 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	140
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 23 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

596 broken records

Margins by which the 596 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2019

Top 20 records on 23 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2019	Shimla, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2019	Rosa Brook, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2019	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2019	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2019	Margaret River, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2019	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Zearing, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	113 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Charleston, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Centerville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Danville, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Rathbun Dam, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Leoti, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	124 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Washington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2019	Corning, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	124 years	51 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 688 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 2019
Margin	Records
0 to 50	529
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3