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Weather Records on 15 January 1917

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1917. Highest significance: Little Rock St Capitol, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1917

  • On 15 January 1917, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Little Rock St Capitol set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 15 January 1917.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 15 January 1917 35 station records on 15 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 15 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MantovaItalyRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.9 mm (2.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
LenoirUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord snow depth31.0 cm (12.2 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ArdrossanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockwellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 15 January 1917 by type Records set or tied on 15 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 3Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.
Records on 15 January 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover3
Records on 15 January 1917 by timescale Records on 15 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 1monthly: 1daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 33.
Records on 15 January 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly1
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 January 1917 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1710 to 20: 520 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 January 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1017
10 to 205
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 702

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1917
Top 20 records on 15 January 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 January 1917Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Sterkstroom (Pol), ZAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)5 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Plauen, DEdaily snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)7.0 cm (2.8 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Mantova, ITdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Alpha Post Office, AUdaily rain57.9 mm (2.3 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Southampton, CAdaily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Newport, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Southampton, CAdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Malvern, USmonthly snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)7 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Chatham, CAdaily high max5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Port Stanley, CAdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Warwick Post Office, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Hvar, HRdaily high min12.4 C (54.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Durham, GBdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Houston Wb City, USdaily low max2.8 C (37.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain16.9 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily low max-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Lenoir, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1917Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min13.2 C (55.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)20 years10 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 1917
Records on 01-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 35 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 1917. 1917 had 35 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).