Weather Records on 15 January 2025

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2025. Highest significance: Delegate Station, AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 2025

On 15 January 2025, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 429 daily.
Delegate Station set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 15 January 2025.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 15 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phan Thiet	Vietnam	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hudson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juan Fernandez	Chile	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kacug	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Choir	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petrovskij Zavod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dashbalbar	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baruun-Urt	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maanti	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barnard	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mendoza Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Circle C)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Underkhaan	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 15 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 15 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2025

Top 20 records on 15 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2025	Delegate Station, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Aguirre, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Hope, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Devils Twr #2, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Barguzin, RU	daily high min	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Haddam, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Borinquen AP, PR	daily high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Conway Springs 4SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Osawatomie, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	39 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2025. 2025 had 439 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	339
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1