Weather Records on 15 January 1941

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1941. Highest significance: Bad Blankenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 15 January 1941

On 15 January 1941, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 371 daily.
Bad Blankenburg set a daily record snow depth of 29.0 cm (11.4 in) on 15 January 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 15 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taos Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 15 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 15 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1941

Top 20 records on 15 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1941	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Bateman Rch, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Tinamba West, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Woori Yallock, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Pinkenba, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1941	Warragul, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1941	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1941	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1941	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1941	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1941	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1941	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1941	Miva, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1941	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1941	Theebine, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 376 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	291
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1