Weather Records on 15 January 2006

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2006. Highest significance: San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, PR.

Key Facts for 15 January 2006

On 15 January 2006, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
513 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 747 daily.
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 15 January 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

767 stations

767 station records on 15 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ny-Alesund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brothers	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceboro No 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wollogorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 348, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	348
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2006

Top 20 records on 15 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2006	San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, PR	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Ny-Alesund, NO	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Ft Kent, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Aurora, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Amatenango del Valle, MX	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Madison, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Woodstock, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Waterville Trtmt Plt, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Brothers, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Vanceboro No 2, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Wood, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Grapevine Dam, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2006	Keene, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	66 years	40 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 767 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 20	555
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1