Weather Records on 15 January 1946

333 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1946. Highest significance: White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1946

On 15 January 1946, 333 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 320 daily.
White Cliffs (Yancannia) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 15 January 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

333 stations

333 station records on 15 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

333 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 15 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 15 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1946

Top 20 records on 15 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1946	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1946	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Memphis, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Elida, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Ft Stanton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Erick, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Anderson, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Mt Pleasant, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Portales, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Brenham, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Crockett, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Henrietta, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Plainview, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1946	Tihoreck, RU	monthly rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1946	Capitan, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1946	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	34 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 333 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 50	265
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1