Weather Records on 16 January 2015

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2015. Highest significance: Quincy, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 2015

On 16 January 2015, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 412 daily.
Quincy set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 16 January 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 16 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ohlsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macquarie Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kehl-Odelshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Husnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yaramulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Valley	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonopah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiamt-Ottoschwanden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Opstveit	Norway	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fureneset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmendingen-Mundingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wiggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Mele	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 16 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 16 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2015

Top 20 records on 16 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2015	Quincy, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2015	Olonec, RU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2015	Ohlsbach, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Macquarie Island, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Lahr, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	119 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Kehl-Odelshofen, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Cardowan, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Tomsk, RU	daily high min	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Mt Hebron Rs, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Madison, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Fernflat, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2015	Husnes, NO	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	12 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 424 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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 50	333
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2