Weather Records on 15 January 2003

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2003. Highest significance: Redig 11 NE, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 2003

On 15 January 2003, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 559 daily.
Redig 11 NE set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 15 January 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 15 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bitam	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malin 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bing Bong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buholmrasa Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record low maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Larrimah	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 15 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 15 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2003

Top 20 records on 15 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2003	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2003	Dupree, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Bitam, GA	monthly high max	38.5 C (101.3 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	109 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Wagner, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Midland, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Centre Island, AU	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Malin 5 E, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Ballantine, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Faith, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Bing Bong, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Brandenberg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Vilnius, LT	daily high min	2.6 C (36.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Springview 2NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Cohagen, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Trident, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Taos, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Santa Maria, PT	daily low min	1.9 C (35.4 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2003	Marmarth, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	38 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 586 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	377
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1