Weather Records on 15 January 1935

218 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1935. Highest significance: Ballina (Crowley Village), AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1935

On 15 January 1935, 218 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 216 daily.
Ballina (Crowley Village) set a daily record precipitation of 160.5 mm (6.3 in) on 15 January 1935.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

218 stations

218 station records on 15 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

218 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1935

Top 20 records on 15 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1935	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Brewon, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Kellys Plain (Haroldston), AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Combogolong, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Juandah, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Ettumanur, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Eskdale, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1935	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1935	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1935	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1935	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1935	Silverspur, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1935	The Ginghet, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1935	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1935	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1935	Koolool, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	28 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 218 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	161
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1