Weather Records on 15 January 1986

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1986. Highest significance: Nellore, IN.

Key Facts for 15 January 1986

On 15 January 1986, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 496 daily.
Nellore set a daily record precipitation of 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 15 January 1986.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 15 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ordubad	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watonga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Gabriel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulupna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuotuohe	China	Record low minimum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 15 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 15 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 11, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1986

Top 20 records on 15 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1986	Nellore, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1986	Ordubad, AZ	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Raipur, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Villahermosa (Dge), MX	all-time low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Ibia, BR	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Big Wells 2W, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1986	Mococa, BR	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1986	Tabou, CI	all-time low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1986	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1986	Hanover, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1986	St-Girons, FR	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1986	Kokpekty, KZ	daily high min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 515 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	360
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2