Weather Records on 15 January 1994

1,465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1994. Highest significance: Chanthaburi, TH.

Key Facts for 15 January 1994

On 15 January 1994, 1,465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 836 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,390 daily.
Chanthaburi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 15 January 1994.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,465 stations

1,465 station records on 15 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brackendale (the Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Juliana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Whitestone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,465 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 578, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 258, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 15 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	578
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	258
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 15 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 45, daily 1,390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,129 broken records

Margins by which the 1,129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1994

Top 20 records on 15 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1994	Chanthaburi, TH	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Elizabethton, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Brackendale (the Lake), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Valley City 3 NNW, US	all-time low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Icem (Usina Marimbondo), BR	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Maquoketa, US	monthly low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Santa Juliana, BR	daily rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Ft Madison, US	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Elizabethton, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Waverly, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	The Park, AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Bayfield 6 N, US	monthly low max	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Cheboygan, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Warren 3 S, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1994	Laurel 3 W, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	42 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 1,465 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	1,056
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1