Weather Records on 15 January 1937

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1937. Highest significance: Unionville, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1937

On 15 January 1937, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 551 daily.
Unionville set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 15 January 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 15 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadelga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 15 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 15 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1937

Top 20 records on 15 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1937	Unionville, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Greenville Wtp, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Brookville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Kellogg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Cadelga, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Moscow U of I, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Caldwell, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1937	Moscow U of I, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1937	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1937	Grafton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1937	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1937	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1937	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1937	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1937	Marion, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1937	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1937	Cincinnati Sus Brg, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	29 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 587 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 100	466
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1