Weather Records on 15 January 1954

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1954. Highest significance: Porthill, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1954

On 15 January 1954, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 508 daily.
Porthill set an all-time record daily snowfall of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 15 January 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 15 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 15 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 15 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1954

Top 20 records on 15 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1954	Porthill, US	all-time snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Adelaide Park, AU	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Narada Downs, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Boras, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Deer Lodge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Kilmorey, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Modoc Orchard, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Bend, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Keeroongooloo, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Rock Island 2 NW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Wynne, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1954	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 515 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	416
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1