Weather Records on 15 January 1982

1,187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1982. Highest significance: Nashville, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1982

On 15 January 1982, 1,187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 385 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,149 daily.
Nashville set an all-time record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 15 January 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,187 stations

1,187 station records on 15 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nashville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Winsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Puts	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juremal (Jurema)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maljamar	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.2 cm (15.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,187 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 228, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 213, Deepest snow cover 277.

Records on 15 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	228
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	213
Deepest snow cover	277

Records on 15 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 27, daily 1,149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

953 broken records

Margins by which the 953 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1982

Top 20 records on 15 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1982	Nashville, US	all-time snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1982	Winsted, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1982	Tahoka, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1982	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Puts, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Cheriton, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Juremal (Jurema), BR	monthly rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Bellata (Aberfeldie), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Maljamar, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Arcola, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Greenwood, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Laurens, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Alva 5 ESE, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Covington, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Danbury, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Hermidale Tank, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1982	Nashville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	50 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 1,187 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	704
50 to 100	156
100 to 150	71
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1