Weather Records on 15 January 1971

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1971. Highest significance: Bella Coola, CA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1971

On 15 January 1971, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 576 daily.
Bella Coola set an all-time record daily snowfall of 86.4 cm (34.0 in) on 15 January 1971.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 15 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mazama 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Bella	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 15 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 15 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1971

Top 20 records on 15 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1971	Bella Coola, CA	all-time snowfall	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1971	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1971	Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Biggar, CA	monthly snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Wapato, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	South Pass City, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Mount Horeb (Marathorn), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Ocean Falls, CA	daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	39.3 cm (15.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1971	Newport, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	46 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 600 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 100	475
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1