Weather Records on 22 January 2015

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2015. Highest significance: Canyon, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 2015

On 22 January 2015, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 588 daily.
Canyon set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 22 January 2015.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 22 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Grenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Conlen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Round Rock 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ny-Alesund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 21 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Picacho	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 21 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 22 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 22 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2015

Top 20 records on 22 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2015	Canyon, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Woorarra, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Grenville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Crane, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Cardbeign, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Conlen, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Rewan Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2015	Gladstone Radar, AU	daily rain	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2015	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2015	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2015	Portales, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2015	Pasamonte, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2015	Sterling City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2015	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2015	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	121 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2015	Mountain View, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	52 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 605 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	512
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2