Weather Records on 15 January 1944

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1944. Highest significance: Tarnaby, SE.

Key Facts for 15 January 1944

On 15 January 1944, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 342 daily.
Tarnaby set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 15 January 1944.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 15 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salepur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S. Luis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 15 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 15 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 2, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1944

Top 20 records on 15 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1944	Tarnaby, SE	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1944	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Drevja, NO	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Gatesville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Effingham, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Salepur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Susendal, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Edenton, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Plant City, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Augusta, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	W Pt, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Smithfield, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1944	Cheraw, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 348 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	245
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1