Weather Records on 4 January 1914

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1914. Highest significance: Port Dover, CA.

Key Facts for 4 January 1914

On 4 January 1914, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 44 daily.
Port Dover set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 4 January 1914.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

45 stations

45 station records on 4 January 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arkona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 January 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 January 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 44.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1914

Top 20 records on 4 January 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1914	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1914	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	St John's, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Port Stanley, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	London South, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Westminster, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Tartu, EE	daily rain	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Sarna, SE	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Parnu, EE	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Arkona, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1914	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	36 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

1795 to 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 45 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 20	30
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1