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Weather Records on 14 January 1916

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1916. Highest significance: Cathcart, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1916

  • On 14 January 1916, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Cathcart set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 14 January 1916.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 14 January 1916 17 station records on 14 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 14 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 14 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.9 mm (0.19 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TenterdenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation22.2 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-39.4 C (-38.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij ZavodRussiaRecord daily precipitation0.6 mm (0.02 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
DerraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-20.3 C (-4.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 14 January 1916 by type Records set or tied on 14 January 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 14 January 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 14 January 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 14 January 1916 by timescale Records on 14 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 14 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 14 January 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 January 1916 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 93 to 5: 45 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 115 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 January 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 39
3 to 54
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 151
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1916
Top 17 records on 14 January 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 January 1916Cathcart, ZAdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)26 years25 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Salekhard, RUdaily rain4.9 mm (0.19 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Tenterden, AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain22.2 mm (0.9 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916St Albans, CAdaily low min-39.4 C (-38.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-26.7 C (-16.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Katberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Lawrence Post Office, AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Hamilton, CAdaily low max-10.0 C (14.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Tbilisi, GEdaily high min3.0 C (37.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Nerchinskij Zavod, RUdaily rain0.6 mm (0.02 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Halden, NOdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)0 years6 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Derra, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Portland Rfc City, USdaily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily low min-20.3 C (-4.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1916Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min (Tie)13.2 C (55.8 F)tie17 years2 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 1916
Records on 01-14 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 17 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11795: 11799: 11839: 11852: 11858: 11864: 31866: 11871: 21873: 11874: 31875: 21876: 11878: 31881: 31884: 21885: 11889: 21890: 11892: 31893: 31894: 11895: 31896: 41897: 41898: 41899: 41900: 11901: 11902: 41903: 21904: 251905: 181906: 101907: 121908: 91909: 231910: 791911: 531912: 531913: 61914: 631915: 361916: 171917: 631918: 1341919: 351920: 661921: 741922: 311923: 1201924: 481925: 2611926: 691927: 1191928: 6261929: 2441930: 7131931: 921932: 1,1171933: 821934: 1631935: 2531936: 1341937: 5361938: 4251939: 1981940: 4841941: 4811942: 3851943: 6031944: 4891945: 4811946: 2921947: 4971948: 4351949: 3551950: 9301951: 5331952: 8131953: 6291954: 4041955: 2931956: 3971957: 7961958: 2961959: 2431960: 9051961: 4141962: 4851963: 1,8871964: 1,3131965: 4861966: 3001967: 4361968: 1,1981969: 9041970: 5491971: 7061972: 1,4671973: 6451974: 1,1941975: 7181976: 5851977: 7471978: 8591979: 1,8831980: 1,1621981: 1,0421982: 1,6421983: 6851984: 8761985: 1,2111986: 5801987: 1,3051988: 9171989: 8721990: 5881991: 5421992: 1,1431993: 1,4741994: 1,1121995: 2,0491996: 1,4721997: 1,7691998: 8631999: 7542000: 8042001: 1,1402002: 1,0102003: 5242004: 1,1622005: 1,3372006: 8782007: 2,5332008: 4572009: 8412010: 6442011: 1,5652012: 4152013: 1,6192014: 4522015: 6342016: 4342017: 8012018: 6012019: 3492020: 8232021: 6772022: 5292023: 8082024: 2,0582025: 3872026: 1,2021794188519051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-14 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17951
17991
18391
18521
18581
18643
18661
18712
18731
18743
18752
18761
18783
18813
18842
18851
18892
18901
18923
18933
18941
18953
18964
18974
18984
18994
19001
19011
19024
19032
190425
190518
190610
190712
19089
190923
191079
191153
191253
19136
191463
191536
191617
191763
1918134
191935
192066
192174
192231
1923120
192448
1925261
192669
1927119
1928626
1929244
1930713
193192
19321,117
193382
1934163
1935253
1936134
1937536
1938425
1939198
1940484
1941481
1942385
1943603
1944489
1945481
1946292
1947497
1948435
1949355
1950930
1951533
1952813
1953629
1954404
1955293
1956397
1957796
1958296
1959243
1960905
1961414
1962485
19631,887
19641,313
1965486
1966300
1967436
19681,198
1969904
1970549
1971706
19721,467
1973645
19741,194
1975718
1976585
1977747
1978859
19791,883
19801,162
19811,042
19821,642
1983685
1984876
19851,211
1986580
19871,305
1988917
1989872
1990588
1991542
19921,143
19931,474
19941,112
19952,049
19961,472
19971,769
1998863
1999754
2000804
20011,140
20021,010
2003524
20041,162
20051,337
2006878
20072,533
2008457
2009841
2010644
20111,565
2012415
20131,619
2014452
2015634
2016434
2017801
2018601
2019349
2020823
2021677
2022529
2023808
20242,058
2025387
20261,202

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).