Weather Records on 15 January 1975

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1975. Highest significance: Oswego, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1975

On 15 January 1975, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
502 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 668 daily.
Oswego set a daily record snowfall of 44.2 cm (17.4 in) on 15 January 1975.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 15 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neumunster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordhorn	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 278, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 15 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	278
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 15 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 76, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 488.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1975

Top 20 records on 15 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1975	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Bennetts Brg, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48.8 cm (19.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Burgos-Villafria, ES	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Sveg, SE	daily high min	1.9 C (35.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Broadus, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Wood, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Trier, DE	monthly high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Trier-Zewen, DE	monthly high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Den Helder-1, NL	monthly high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Glen Eland, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1975	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1975	Kenai AP, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1975	Tartu, EE	daily high min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1975	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1975	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	33 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 744 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	640
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1