Weather Records on 15 January 1976

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1976. Highest significance: Caloundra Signal Station, AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1976

On 15 January 1976, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 507 daily.
Caloundra Signal Station set a daily record precipitation of 122.0 mm (4.8 in) on 15 January 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 15 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	217.0 cm (85.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooweena Lahey St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgeloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 15 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 15 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 810.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1976

Top 20 records on 15 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1976	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1976	Lake Keechelus, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1976	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Russell Island, AU	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Lyons Falls, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Quinault Rs, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Mount Joseph, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Wolwekraal (Irr), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Southport, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Bon Accord Dam, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1976	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	42 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 517 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 200	425
200 to 400	11
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1