Weather Records on 17 January 2015

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2015. Highest significance: Lancang, CN.

Key Facts for 17 January 2015

On 17 January 2015, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 482 daily.
Lancang set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 17 January 2015.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 17 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orkabie West Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathgordon (Gordon Power Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Husnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bykle - Kultran	Norway	Record snow depth	182.0 cm (71.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uchur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	108.0 cm (42.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kidman Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Mu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brindisi	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 17 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 17 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2015

Top 20 records on 17 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2015	Lancang, CN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2015	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Dallesport AP, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Cairo, AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Lincang, CN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Allerton, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Saint Exupery, FR	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Orleans, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Graz, AT	daily high min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Oregon, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Fairbury 7S, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Crosby, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Rauland, NO	daily snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2015	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	64 years	34 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 489 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	388
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1