Weather Records on 1 January 2015

786 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2015. Highest significance: Bullita, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 2015

On 1 January 2015, 786 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 340 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 756 daily.
Bullita set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 1 January 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

786 stations

786 station records on 1 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wikieup	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bullfrog Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Souda Airport	Greece	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.4 mm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexican Hat	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ustica Island	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alamo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Twitchell Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Is NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Messina	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fokstua	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craiova	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yucca 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

786 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 1 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 1 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 23, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2015

Top 20 records on 1 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2015	Bullita, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2015	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2015	Wikieup, US	all-time snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2015	Tetonia Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2015	Bullfrog Basin, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Akola, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Grebbeshult, SE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Souda Airport, GR	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Hope, US	monthly low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Pirlangimpi, AU	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Ed, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Rosebank (Repentance Creek), AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek), AU	daily rain	195.4 mm (7.7 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Marathon, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Rison, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2015	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	119 years	42 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

1798 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2015. 2015 had 786 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	633
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3