Weather Records on 15 January 1974

1,663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1974. Highest significance: Conargo (Willurah), AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1974

On 15 January 1974, 1,663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
837 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 1,548 daily.
Conargo (Willurah) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 120.4 mm (4.7 in) on 15 January 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,663 stations

1,663 station records on 15 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Spitshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wanganella (Bundyulumblah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salvacao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	306.2 mm (12.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chorozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitiamo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nepabunna Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,663 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 391, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 446, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 734, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 15 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	391
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	446
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	734
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 15 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 105, daily 1,548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,452 broken records

Margins by which the 1,452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 195.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1974

Top 20 records on 15 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1974	Conargo (Willurah), AU	all-time rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Hay (Mulberrygong), AU	monthly rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Fernihurst, AU	monthly rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Spitshoek, ZA	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Blinman, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Wanganella (Bundyulumblah), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Carrathool (Gum Creek), AU	daily rain	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Ventry, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Conargo (Hartwood), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Booroorban (Ramsay), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1974	Lerida, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1974	Hay (Eurolie), AU	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1974	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	all-time rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1974	Salvacao, BR	all-time rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1974	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	58 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 1,663 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 25	1,268
25 to 50	138
50 to 75	30
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1