Weather Records on 15 January 1997

1,330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1997. Highest significance: Kalispell Glacier AP, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1997

On 15 January 1997, 1,330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 429 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,269 daily.
Kalispell Glacier AP set a daily record snow depth of 106.7 cm (42.0 in) on 15 January 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,330 stations

1,330 station records on 15 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky River (Brookland Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Broadview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laranja da Terra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,330 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 222, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 198, Deepest snow cover 249.

Records on 15 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	222
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	198
Deepest snow cover	249

Records on 15 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 45, daily 1,269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,042 broken records

Margins by which the 1,042 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1997

Top 20 records on 15 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1997	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1997	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	103 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1997	Monticello, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1997	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1997	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Belleview 2 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Friona, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Murrays Lagoon (Bayside), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Yunta (Winnininnie), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Maitland, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Mansfield, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Blunt, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Rocky River (Brookland Park), AU	monthly rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1997	Ordway 4 W, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	51 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 1,330 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 100	965
100 to 200	49
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1