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Weather Records on 15 January 1912

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1912. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1912

  • On 15 January 1912, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Portland set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 15 January 1912.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 15 January 1912 28 station records on 15 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 15 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation57.9 mm (2.3 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature39.4 C (102.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.6 cm (7.7 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand MananCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall23.1 cm (9.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.0 cm (5.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-5.2 C (22.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 15 January 1912 by type Records set or tied on 15 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 15 January 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 January 1912 by timescale Records on 15 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 15 January 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 January 1912 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1620 to 40: 440 to 60: 260 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 January 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 2016
20 to 404
40 to 602
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1912
Top 20 records on 15 January 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 January 1912Portland, USdaily rain57.9 mm (2.3 in)43.9 mm (1.7 in)21 years50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1912Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)25 years40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1912Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max39.4 C (102.9 F)5.2 C (9.4 F)36 years31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Portland, USdaily snowfall19.6 cm (7.7 in)12.0 cm (4.7 in)26 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Grand Manan, CAdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)19 years27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Concord, USdaily snowfall23.1 cm (9.1 in)5.3 cm (2.1 in)34 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Trenton 2, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)45 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Armagh, GBdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Oudtshoorn, ZAdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Quebec, CAdaily snowfall15.0 cm (5.9 in)3.6 cm (1.4 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Concord, USdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Quebec, CAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Humansdorp (Pol), ZAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912San Diego Wbo, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Alicedale, ZAdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Burrawang South Station, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)0 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Edmonton, CAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1912Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max-5.2 C (22.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)10 years9 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 1912
Records on 01-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 28 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 1912. 1912 had 28 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).