Weather Records on 19 January 2020

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2020. Highest significance: Lower Bucca, AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 2020

On 19 January 2020, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 415 daily.
Lower Bucca set a daily record precipitation of 136.0 mm (5.4 in) on 19 January 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 19 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nagqu	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soto la Marina (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyringham (Glenferneigh (Ring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palma de Mallorca Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nana Glen (Cowling Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Binaka	Indonesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menorca/Mao	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Intl	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Germain	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Promised Land (Bellingen (Crys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville (Cow Cownty)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lappeenranta Lentoasema	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maimun Saleh	Indonesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 19 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 19 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2020

Top 20 records on 19 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2020	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Wooli Beach, AU	daily rain	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Houston, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Nagqu, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Soto la Marina (Obs), MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	136 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Lockhart River Airport, AU	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Warren, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Winter, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Sherburne, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Tyringham (Glenferneigh (Ring, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Kalkaska, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Kowanyama Airport, AU	all-time high min	29.8 C (85.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Palma de Mallorca Cmt, ES	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Nana Glen (Cowling Close), AU	monthly rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Parnu, EE	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2020	Wessington 2SE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	40 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 428 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	1,267
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 2026-10-17 (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 19 January 2020
Margin	Records
0 to 100	368
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1