Weather Records on 19 January 2023

1,340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2023. Highest significance: Oshkosh, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 2023

On 19 January 2023, 1,340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
458 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,281 daily.
Oshkosh set an all-time record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 19 January 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,340 stations

1,340 station records on 19 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Naponee	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Ft Laramie	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aldan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.6 C (-57.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,340 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 386, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 19 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	386
Heaviest daily snowfall	172
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 19 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 47, daily 1,281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,112 broken records

Margins by which the 1,112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2023

Top 20 records on 19 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2023	Oshkosh, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2023	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2023	Holdrege, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2023	Ravenna, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2023	Oshkosh, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2023	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2023	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2023	Naponee, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2023	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2023	Sheldon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Blue Hill 4 SW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Arcadia, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Broken Bow 2 W, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Yankton 2 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Beaver City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	85 years	55 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2023. 2023 had 1,340 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,059
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1