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Weather Records on 15 January 1901

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1901. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1901

  • On 15 January 1901, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 15 January 1901.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 15 January 1901 10 station records on 15 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 15 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 January 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 15 January 1901 by type Records set or tied on 15 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 15 January 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 January 1901 by timescale Records on 15 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 15 January 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 January 1901 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.8. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 22 to 4: 34 to 6: 26 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 January 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 22
2 to 43
4 to 62
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1901
Top 10 records on 15 January 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 January 1901Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)12.8 mm (0.5 in)39 years42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1901Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1901Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1901Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1901Washington, USdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1901Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1901Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1901Madison Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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 1901
Records on 01-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11799: 21820: 21838: 11845: 31849: 11852: 11853: 11862: 11864: 11866: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11873: 11874: 11875: 21876: 11878: 11881: 41882: 11883: 11884: 31886: 11890: 31891: 11893: 71894: 21895: 61896: 41897: 51898: 11899: 101900: 31901: 101902: 71903: 11904: 111905: 221906: 231907: 121908: 51909: 291910: 781911: 141912: 281913: 101914: 271915: 671916: 261917: 351918: 2411919: 391920: 791921: 551922: 191923: 481924: 431925: 3981926: 411927: 4061928: 4101929: 1511930: 5811931: 1561932: 1,0691933: 2411934: 1011935: 2181936: 2301937: 5871938: 6791939: 2341940: 2651941: 3761942: 4021943: 6131944: 3481945: 4171946: 3331947: 6041948: 7381949: 7271950: 9631951: 5771952: 6651953: 1,1931954: 5151955: 2731956: 5311957: 7901958: 4531959: 2611960: 7071961: 7401962: 6601963: 1,4221964: 8291965: 6431966: 4371967: 5181968: 8121969: 9891970: 4061971: 6001972: 1,7481973: 7531974: 1,6631975: 7441976: 5171977: 7731978: 9511979: 1,4411980: 9011981: 6711982: 1,1871983: 7561984: 1,1211985: 1,0221986: 5151987: 1,1241988: 7421989: 8801990: 8291991: 7481992: 1,1591993: 1,1211994: 1,4651995: 1,8081996: 1,1991997: 1,3301998: 8551999: 1,1592000: 1,0202001: 9292002: 7752003: 5862004: 1,3712005: 7272006: 7672007: 2,7172008: 6292009: 1,1252010: 8202011: 9432012: 4762013: 1,1322014: 5072015: 4792016: 5972017: 9882018: 9162019: 3392020: 1,3302021: 7172022: 5932023: 6722024: 2,6512025: 4392026: 6831795187518991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-15 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17992
18202
18381
18453
18491
18521
18531
18621
18641
18662
18681
18701
18711
18731
18741
18752
18761
18781
18814
18821
18831
18843
18861
18903
18911
18937
18942
18956
18964
18975
18981
189910
19003
190110
19027
19031
190411
190522
190623
190712
19085
190929
191078
191114
191228
191310
191427
191567
191626
191735
1918241
191939
192079
192155
192219
192348
192443
1925398
192641
1927406
1928410
1929151
1930581
1931156
19321,069
1933241
1934101
1935218
1936230
1937587
1938679
1939234
1940265
1941376
1942402
1943613
1944348
1945417
1946333
1947604
1948738
1949727
1950963
1951577
1952665
19531,193
1954515
1955273
1956531
1957790
1958453
1959261
1960707
1961740
1962660
19631,422
1964829
1965643
1966437
1967518
1968812
1969989
1970406
1971600
19721,748
1973753
19741,663
1975744
1976517
1977773
1978951
19791,441
1980901
1981671
19821,187
1983756
19841,121
19851,022
1986515
19871,124
1988742
1989880
1990829
1991748
19921,159
19931,121
19941,465
19951,808
19961,199
19971,330
1998855
19991,159
20001,020
2001929
2002775
2003586
20041,371
2005727
2006767
20072,717
2008629
20091,125
2010820
2011943
2012476
20131,132
2014507
2015479
2016597
2017988
2018916
2019339
20201,330
2021717
2022593
2023672
20242,651
2025439
2026683

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).