Weather Records on 14 January 1931

92 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1931. Highest significance: Roodebloem, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1931

On 14 January 1931, 92 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 88 daily.
Roodebloem set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 14 January 1931.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

92 stations

92 station records on 14 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.7 C (-57.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

92 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1931

Top 20 records on 14 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1931	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1931	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1931	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1931	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Wellwood, ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Venterstad, ZA	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Elliston, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1931	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 92 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 20	70
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1