Weather Records on 15 January 2021

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2021. Highest significance: Aliwal North, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 January 2021

On 15 January 2021, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
469 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 688 daily.
Aliwal North set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 15 January 2021.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 15 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haines 40NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haines 40NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rainy Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Changde	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockach	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Twitchell Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatanga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boxian	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Konstanz	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lushi	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.0 C (-67.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freiamt-Ottoschwanden	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 15 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 15 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2021

Top 20 records on 15 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2021	Aliwal North, ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	123 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2021	Abbeville, FR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Haines 40NW, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Forse, SE	daily snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Haines 40NW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Ely AP, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Beaver Is, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Two Harbors, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Cloquet, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	126 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Hayward Rs, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	126 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Rainy Pass, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2021	Pokegama Dam, US	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 717 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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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	579
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1