Weather Records on 15 January 1978

951 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1978. Highest significance: Skaneateles, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1978

On 15 January 1978, 951 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 919 daily.
Skaneateles set a daily record snowfall of 34.3 cm (13.5 in) on 15 January 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

951 stations

951 station records on 15 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Escondido	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cananea (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luminarias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunnigan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itapicuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Watervale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fisk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

951 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 137, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 15 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	137
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 15 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 919.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

806 broken records

Margins by which the 806 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1978

Top 20 records on 15 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1978	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1978	Itabera, BR	monthly rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1978	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1978	Rico, US	daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1978	Rodeo, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Woodland, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Durango, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Escondido, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Durango, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Theresa 4NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Crown King, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Superior, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Piranga, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Barrett Dam, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1978	Gary, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	48 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 951 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	714
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1