Weather Records on 15 January 1957

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1957. Highest significance: Saint John, CA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1957

On 15 January 1957, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 633 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 722 daily.
Saint John set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -30.0 C (-22.0 F) on 15 January 1957.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 15 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ambabhona	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 323, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 310, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	323
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	310
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 50, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1957

Top 20 records on 15 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1957	Saint John, CA	all-time low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Belleville, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Brockville, CA	monthly low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Nagpur (Mayo Hospit, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	all-time low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily high max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Brockville, CA	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	St Andrews, CA	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Blue Hill Coop, US	monthly low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Ambabhona, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Millinocket, US	all-time low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Lockport 2SE, US	monthly low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Norwich, US	all-time low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1957	Macdonald College, CA	all-time low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	35 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 790 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 20	645
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1