Weather Records on 15 January 1972

1,748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1972. Highest significance: Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 15 January 1972

On 15 January 1972, 1,748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 1,433 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 97 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,607 daily.
Tierra Blanca (Smn) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 15 January 1972.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,748 stations

1,748 station records on 15 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge (Sailors Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaucluse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,748 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 748, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 685, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 15 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	748
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	685
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 15 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 97, monthly 44, daily 1,607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,522 broken records

Margins by which the 1,522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1972

Top 20 records on 15 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1972	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1972	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1972	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Manistee 3SE, US	all-time low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Flandreau, US	all-time low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Green Bay, US	all-time low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Bangalow Motel, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Hart 3 WSW, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Mattoon, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	all-time low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Stevens Pt, US	all-time low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Bergland Dam, US	all-time low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Owosso Wwtp, US	all-time low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Ionia 2SSW, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Charlotte, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Lisbon, US	all-time low min	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Antigo, US	all-time low max	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1972	Medford, US	all-time low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	47 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 1,748 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	1,505
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1