Weather Records on 15 January 2005

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2005. Highest significance: Hickman, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 2005

On 15 January 2005, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 710 daily.
Hickman set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 15 January 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 15 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belmullet	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corinna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gastonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 241, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 15 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	241
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 15 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2005

Top 20 records on 15 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2005	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Armour, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Daytona Beach, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Lynch, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Mt Ayr, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Seward, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Beaver, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Syktyvkar, RU	daily high min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Choteau, US	daily low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Holter Dam, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	122 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Ashland #2, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Belmullet, IE	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2005	Coloso, PR	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	39 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 727 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	554
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1