Weather Records on 15 January 1995

1,808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1995. Highest significance: Blowing Rock 1NW, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1995

On 15 January 1995, 1,808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,070 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 247 monthly and 1,553 daily.
Blowing Rock 1NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 15 January 1995.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,808 stations

1,808 station records on 15 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston (Willow Ponds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Dale 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Covington Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,808 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 525, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 545, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 645, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 January 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	525
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	545
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	645
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 247, daily 1,553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,528 broken records

Margins by which the 1,528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1995

Top 20 records on 15 January 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1995	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	100 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 January 1995	Nelson, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 January 1995	Morganton, US	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 January 1995	Banner Elk, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Appila, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Nova Bremen, BR	all-time rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Manoora, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Transou, US	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Roopena, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Sparta 3.5 SSW, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Lenoir, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Marshall, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Rushville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Burra (Worlds End), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Kingscote (Karinga), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1995	Laurelville, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,808 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 1995-01-15: 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 20	1,352
20 to 40	132
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3