Weather Records on 15 January 1952

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1952. Highest significance: Santa Barbara, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1952

On 15 January 1952, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 652 daily.
Santa Barbara set a daily record precipitation of 134.4 mm (5.3 in) on 15 January 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 15 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 15 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 15 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 736.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1952

Top 20 records on 15 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1952	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Mtn Home, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Campbell, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Tahoe City, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Grand View 4 NW, US	all-time snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Ozena, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Portola, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Glenns Ferry, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Ojai, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Tahoe City, US	all-time snowfall	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	73.6 cm (29.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Merced, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1952	Chapleau 2, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1952	Gooding 2 S, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1952	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	30 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 665 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	523
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1