Weather Records on 15 January 1966

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1966. Highest significance: Leroy 5 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1966

On 15 January 1966, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 422 daily.
Leroy 5 WSW set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 15 January 1966.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 15 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.7 C (-39.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Athens College of Ag	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 15 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 15 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1966

Top 20 records on 15 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1966	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1966	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1966	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Two Buttes, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	all-time low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Cullowhee, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Talbotton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Ozernaja, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Umea, SE	daily low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Brundidge, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Marion, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Aguirre, PR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1966	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	38 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 437 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	357
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1