Weather Records on 14 January 1912

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1912. Highest significance: George Airport, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1912

On 14 January 1912, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 51 daily.
George Airport set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 14 January 1912.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 14 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 14 January 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1912

Top 20 records on 14 January 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1912	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1912	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Middletown 4 W, US	all-time low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Welland, CA	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Washington, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Stratford, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1912	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	15 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

1794 to 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 53 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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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 5	35
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1