Weather Records on 15 January 1985

1,022 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1985. Highest significance: Middelweg, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1985

On 15 January 1985, 1,022 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 495 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 975 daily.
Middelweg set a daily record precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 15 January 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,022 stations

1,022 station records on 15 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middelweg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skilderkrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salopia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Stammheim	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,022 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 331, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 15 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	331
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 15 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 30, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1985

Top 20 records on 15 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1985	Middelweg, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1985	Doornbosch, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Guacui, BR	daily rain	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Doorndraai, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	all-time rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Snowhill, ZA	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Manubie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Stockdale, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	all-time rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	all-time rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1985	Wakeeney, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	49 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 1,022 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	815
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3