Weather Records on 15 January 1945

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1945. Highest significance: Emu Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1945

On 15 January 1945, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 409 daily.
Emu Plains set a daily record precipitation of 98.8 mm (3.9 in) on 15 January 1945.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 15 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 15 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 15 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 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 1945

Top 20 records on 15 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1945	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1945	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Brownsville, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Manildra (George St), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Goroke (Kangawall), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Minchinbury, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Makrai, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1945	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	40 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 417 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	351
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1