Weather Records on 15 January 1915

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1915. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1915

On 15 January 1915, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 65 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 15 January 1915.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

67 stations

67 station records on 15 January 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 January 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 January 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1915

Top 20 records on 15 January 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1915	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1915	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Darwin Post Office, AU	monthly low max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Orebro, SE	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Falun, SE	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Perth Regional Office, AU	monthly rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1915	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	23 years	18 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1915. 1915 had 67 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 January 1915
Margin	Records
0 to 10	57
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1