Weather Records on 14 January 1942

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1942. Highest significance: Corunna Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1942

On 14 January 1942, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 379 daily.
Corunna Downs set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 14 January 1942.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 14 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaura	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Ninan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1942

Top 20 records on 14 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1942	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1942	Chachora, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1942	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1942	Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1942	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Ouricuri, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Gird, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Sabalgarh, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Jaura, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Lake Ninan, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Flores (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Bamboo Springs, AU	all-time rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Fichtelberg, DE	daily low min	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Seward AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1942	Morena, IN	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	34 years	25 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 385 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	303
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2