Weather Records on 15 January 1949

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1949. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1949

On 15 January 1949, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 711 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 15 January 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 15 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 15 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 15 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1949

Top 20 records on 15 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1949	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Marmarth, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Kooskia, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Philipsburg, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Bristow, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1949	Camp Crook, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1949	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1949	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1949	Kingman, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1949	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	33 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 727 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	576
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1