Weather Records on 15 January 2007

2,717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2007. Highest significance: Clayton Muni Air Pk, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 2007

On 15 January 2007, 2,717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
918 were record highs and 929 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 2,656 daily.
Clayton Muni Air Pk set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 15 January 2007.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 15 January 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Izamal Escuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hopper	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bernheim Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hildre	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,717 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 471, Lowest daily maximum 501, Highest daily minimum 447, Lowest daily minimum 428, Heaviest daily rainfall 559, Heaviest daily snowfall 214, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 15 January 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	471
Lowest daily maximum	501
Highest daily minimum	447
Lowest daily minimum	428
Heaviest daily rainfall	559
Heaviest daily snowfall	214
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 15 January 2007 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 49, daily 2,656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,276 broken records

Margins by which the 2,276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2007

Top 20 records on 15 January 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2007	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Frankfort, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Akron, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Dequeen, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Alexandria, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Izamal Escuela, MX	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Trinidad, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2007	Danville, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2007	Nashville, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2007	Eldon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2007	Hopper, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2007	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2007	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2007	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2007	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2007	Surat, IN	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2007	Ravenna, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2007. 2007 had 2,717 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	2,238
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1