Weather Records on 14 January 1935

253 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1935. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1935

On 14 January 1935, 253 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 246 daily.
Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 14 January 1935.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

253 stations

253 station records on 14 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burraga 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

253 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1935

Top 20 records on 14 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1935	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Millthorpe (Inala), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Cowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Mullaley (Goolhi), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Pinkenba, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Maragle Station, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Gunnison 3SW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Lankeys Creek (Woodridge), AU	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Woomargama Estate, AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1935	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	34 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1935. 1935 had 253 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 50	223
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2