Weather Records on 15 January 1967

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1967. Highest significance: Roodepoort (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1967

On 15 January 1967, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 513 daily.
Roodepoort (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 15 January 1967.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 15 January 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Semans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	220.0 cm (86.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burke 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elbow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reno AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 15 January 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 15 January 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1967

Top 20 records on 15 January 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1967	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Biggar, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Luroy, NO	monthly rain	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Malayattur, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Kindersley, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Steigen, NO	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Leeudoringstad (Skl), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1967	Cardston, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1967	Strasbourg, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1967	Semans, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1967	Yellow Grass, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1967	Waseca, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1967	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1967	Fichtelberg, DE	monthly snow depth	220.0 cm (86.6 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 years	32 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1967. 1967 had 518 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	359
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	3