Weather Records on 15 January 1956

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1956. Highest significance: Cove 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1956

On 15 January 1956, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 511 daily.
Cove 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 15 January 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 15 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Friend	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1956

Top 20 records on 15 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1956	Cove 1 E, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Geelkop, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Dufur, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Arlington, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Wasco, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Moro, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Detroit, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Three Lynx, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Lakeside, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Foxpark, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Friend, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Zamora, ES	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Superior, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Garden Valley, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Cornucopia, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Rimrock Tieton Dam, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1956	Marysville, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 531 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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Data for records on 1956-01-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	399
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1