Weather Records on 15 January 2004

1,371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2004. Highest significance: Northport, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 2004

On 15 January 2004, 1,371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,313 daily.
Northport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 15 January 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,371 stations

1,371 station records on 15 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	297.6 mm (11.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.2 mm (7.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Zamora (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santa Cruz de Alaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meteor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Porvenir	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tlapehuala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bustamante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Placid Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eksun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aviemore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ehlma Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pindari Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosepine Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bogewong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whiporie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,371 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 644, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 15 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	644
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 15 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 33, daily 1,313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,165 broken records

Margins by which the 1,165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2004

Top 20 records on 15 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2004	Northport, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 January 2004	West Leichhardt Station, AU	all-time rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	93 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 January 2004	Flora Downs, AU	all-time rain	297.6 mm (11.7 in)	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	79 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2004	Mount Isa Aero, AU	all-time rain	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2004	Mount Isa Mine, AU	all-time rain	196.2 mm (7.7 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2004	Zamora (Dge), MX	all-time rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2004	Tarong, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2004	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2004	Santa Cruz de Alaya, MX	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2004	Gardiner, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2004	Meteor Downs, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Stradbroke Station, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Chaplyne, UA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	El Porvenir, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Karmoo, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Funk Rch, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Rewan Station, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	52 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,371 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 2004-01-15: 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	955
20 to 40	107
40 to 60	59
60 to 80	25
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	4