Weather Records on 14 January 1934

163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1934. Highest significance: Lifjell, NO.

Key Facts for 14 January 1934

On 14 January 1934, 163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 157 daily.
Lifjell set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 14 January 1934.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

163 stations

163 station records on 14 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danforth (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

163 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 14 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 14 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

135 broken records

Margins by which the 135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1934

Top 20 records on 14 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1934	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1934	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1934	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1934	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1934	Mykland, NO	monthly rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1934	Panki, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1934	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1934	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1934	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Burlington, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Mandakata, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Attingal, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Portland, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1934	Spier Falls, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	21 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 163 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 100	129
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1