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Weather Records on 22 January 1914

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1914. Highest significance: Humansdorp (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 January 1914

  • On 22 January 1914, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Humansdorp (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 22 January 1914.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 22 January 1914 30 station records on 22 January 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 22 January 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 January 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation76.7 mm (3.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
QueenstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
DumbleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.4 mm (0.17 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir GlenSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature3.4 C (38.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TalyealyeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.7 mm (0.22 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 22 January 1914 by type Records set or tied on 22 January 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 January 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 22 January 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 January 1914 by timescale Records on 22 January 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 January 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 27.
Records on 22 January 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1914 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 1020 to 30: 330 to 40: 140 to 50: 150 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 2010
20 to 303
30 to 401
40 to 501
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1914
Top 20 records on 22 January 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 January 1914Humansdorp (Pol), ZAdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)27 years45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1914Bredasdorp, ZAmonthly rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 years39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1914Alicedale, ZAdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)26 years33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)43.2 mm (1.7 in)24 years31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Grahamstown, ZAdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)27 years28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Somerset East, ZAmonthly rain76.7 mm (3.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)3 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Queenstown, ZAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)27 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Dumble, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)22 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Komga (Pol), ZAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)26 years21 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Graaff Reinet, ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Kazan, RUdaily rain4.4 mm (0.17 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Fir Glen, ZAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)0 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Katberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Whitehead, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1914Mahackala, RUdaily high min3.4 C (38.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)27 years13 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 on 01-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 30 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21796: 11800: 11823: 11829: 21838: 11840: 11845: 11850: 21853: 11863: 11867: 11872: 11873: 11874: 21876: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 31884: 41887: 11888: 11891: 31892: 51893: 11894: 41895: 51896: 51897: 51898: 61899: 111900: 31901: 31902: 171903: 141904: 121905: 31906: 591907: 161908: 81909: 311910: 671911: 161912: 41913: 161914: 301915: 301916: 481917: 1631918: 711919: 271920: 321921: 371922: 271923: 521924: 2681925: 2081926: 2591927: 4531928: 841929: 2601930: 7411931: 1381932: 1981933: 8451934: 3721935: 4611936: 5971937: 8881938: 2761939: 2611940: 5991941: 2371942: 5431943: 1,3001944: 2471945: 1291946: 3411947: 2831948: 5651949: 3651950: 5391951: 2551952: 7531953: 2021954: 6211955: 3841956: 4101957: 7891958: 4171959: 7121960: 4431961: 1,1001962: 7331963: 5741964: 5251965: 4761966: 8641967: 1,0411968: 6841969: 8301970: 1,6751971: 3231972: 5241973: 6921974: 5581975: 4691976: 9581977: 6171978: 8191979: 8971980: 5781981: 1,1921982: 1,9411983: 9741984: 1,2201985: 1,3651986: 5231987: 1,3391988: 1,1401989: 6251990: 8301991: 6541992: 4581993: 1,7001994: 1,0541995: 1,1251996: 6981997: 1,5211998: 5911999: 1,7092000: 1,0192001: 4622002: 1,1262003: 7562004: 6052005: 1,2422006: 9242007: 1,2492008: 7952009: 1,0312010: 1,2052011: 8172012: 6592013: 7852014: 8082015: 6052016: 8372017: 1,1972018: 9272019: 6352020: 5102021: 5472022: 6122023: 6302024: 9402025: 1,4852026: 2301795187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 30 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-22 in each year
YearRecords
17952
17961
18001
18231
18292
18381
18401
18451
18502
18531
18631
18671
18721
18731
18742
18761
18781
18791
18803
18813
18844
18871
18881
18913
18925
18931
18944
18955
18965
18975
18986
189911
19003
19013
190217
190314
190412
19053
190659
190716
19088
190931
191067
191116
19124
191316
191430
191530
191648
1917163
191871
191927
192032
192137
192227
192352
1924268
1925208
1926259
1927453
192884
1929260
1930741
1931138
1932198
1933845
1934372
1935461
1936597
1937888
1938276
1939261
1940599
1941237
1942543
19431,300
1944247
1945129
1946341
1947283
1948565
1949365
1950539
1951255
1952753
1953202
1954621
1955384
1956410
1957789
1958417
1959712
1960443
19611,100
1962733
1963574
1964525
1965476
1966864
19671,041
1968684
1969830
19701,675
1971323
1972524
1973692
1974558
1975469
1976958
1977617
1978819
1979897
1980578
19811,192
19821,941
1983974
19841,220
19851,365
1986523
19871,339
19881,140
1989625
1990830
1991654
1992458
19931,700
19941,054
19951,125
1996698
19971,521
1998591
19991,709
20001,019
2001462
20021,126
2003756
2004605
20051,242
2006924
20071,249
2008795
20091,031
20101,205
2011817
2012659
2013785
2014808
2015605
2016837
20171,197
2018927
2019635
2020510
2021547
2022612
2023630
2024940
20251,485
2026230

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).