Weather Records on 14 January 1948

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1948. Highest significance: Weissenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 14 January 1948

On 14 January 1948, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 417 daily.
Weissenburg set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 14 January 1948.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 14 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1948

Top 20 records on 14 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1948	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1948	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1948	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1948	Metten, DE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Gollhofen, DE	monthly rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Stuttgart, DE	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Parrsboro, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	151 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	monthly rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1948	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 435 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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Data for records on 1948-01-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	357
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1