Weather Records on 15 January 2020

1,330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2020. Highest significance: Waterville, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 2020

On 15 January 2020, 1,330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,056 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,267 daily.
Waterville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 15 January 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,330 stations

1,330 station records on 15 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paraburdoo Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,330 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 547, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 509, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 15 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	547
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	509
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 15 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 63, daily 1,267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,122 broken records

Margins by which the 1,122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2020

Top 20 records on 15 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2020	Waterville, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	107 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2020	Mys Lopatka, RU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2020	Paraburdoo Aero, AU	monthly rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	W Monroe, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Cue, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Boothulla, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Port Isabel, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	153 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Randolph, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Collinsville 7 SE, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Gatesville, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Tallinn, EE	daily high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Grassy Lake, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Narva, EE	daily high max	6.9 C (44.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Vilnius, LT	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Gainesville Lock, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2020	Heflin, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	41 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 1,330 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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Data for records on 2020-01-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,107
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1