Weather Records on 7 January 2015

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2015. Highest significance: Austral Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 2015

On 7 January 2015, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 583 daily.
Austral Downs set a daily record precipitation of 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 7 January 2015.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 7 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Flat (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlag	China	Record low maximum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlag	China	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilirnej	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kerman	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laryak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zortman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meacham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elsmere 9 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grizzly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 7 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 7 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2015

Top 20 records on 7 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2015	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2015	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2015	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2015	Camballin, AU	daily rain	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2015	Juzhno-Sahalinsk, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Rock Flat (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Hastings, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.9 C (107.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Watertown, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Newell, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Nevelsk, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Semej, KZ	daily high max	1.4 C (34.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Saint Helena, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	McDermitt, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2015	Manzanillo, MX	daily high max	36.5 C (97.7 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	24 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

1826 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2015. 2015 had 598 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	468
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1