Weather Records on 15 January 1991

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1991. Highest significance: Washington Sp, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1991

On 15 January 1991, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 725 daily.
Washington Sp set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 15 January 1991.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 15 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Escola Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houston San Jacinto da	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dacus	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birdseye	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taquaracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waller	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartholomew Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 15 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 15 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1991

Top 20 records on 15 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1991	Washington Sp, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1991	Fazenda Escola Florestal, BR	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	New Gulf, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Tomball, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Lexington, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Hellinikon, GR	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Delta, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Groveton, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Houston-Westbury, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Ternej, RU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Venice, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Houston San Jacinto da, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Conroe, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Carthage, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	Cypress, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1991	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	43 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 748 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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Data for records on 1991-01-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	558
25 to 50	46
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1