Weather Records on 15 January 1984

1,121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1984. Highest significance: Koonamore, AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1984

On 15 January 1984, 1,121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Koonamore set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 15 January 1984.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,121 stations

1,121 station records on 15 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
South Mount Cameron (Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Russleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Euston (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Essex)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mooleulooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,121 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 223, Deepest snow cover 131.

Records on 15 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	223
Deepest snow cover	131

Records on 15 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

918 broken records

Margins by which the 918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1984

Top 20 records on 15 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1984	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1984	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1984	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1984	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1984	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1984	Holly, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1984	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Bizana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Cerro, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Baddaginnie, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	South Mount Cameron (Gladstone, AU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Elkader, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Carthage, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Independence, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1984	Russleigh, AU	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,121 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	786
50 to 100	94
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3