Weather Records on 15 January 2022

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2022. Highest significance: Mount Barnett, AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 2022

On 15 January 2022, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 571 daily.
Mount Barnett set a daily record precipitation of 96.6 mm (3.8 in) on 15 January 2022.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 15 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albury Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Primda	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Severn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 15, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2022

Top 20 records on 15 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2022	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	111 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2022	Estherville 4E, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2022	Harrison, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2022	Pella 1S, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2022	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2022	Caniambo, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	116 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Toledo 3N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Knoxville, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	116 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Sigourney, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Albury Airport, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Lamoni, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	123 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	123 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Ebor (the Racecourse), AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Allerton, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Tongio (Brooklands), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Perry, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	112 years	51 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 593 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 2022-01-15: 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 25	415
25 to 50	53
50 to 75	23
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	3