Weather Records on 12 January 1915

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1915. Highest significance: Philadelphia City, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1915

On 12 January 1915, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 36 daily.
Philadelphia City set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 12 January 1915.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

39 stations

39 station records on 12 January 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 January 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 January 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 36.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records

Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1915

Top 20 records on 12 January 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1915	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1915	Washington, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1915	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Neds Corner Homestead, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	State College, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Vinga, SE	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Durham, GB	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1915	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	31 years	12 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

1794 to 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1915. 1915 had 39 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	21
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1