Weather Records on 14 January 1949

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1949. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1949

On 14 January 1949, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 347 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 14 January 1949.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 14 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdownie (Mulga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 14 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 14 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 4, daily 347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1949

Top 20 records on 14 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1949	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Gooding 2 S, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Strathdownie (Mulga), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Lundbreck, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Dartmoor, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Lyndon, CA	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Nelson, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Penola (Comaum Park), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Glenns Ferry, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1949	Golconda, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	35 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 355 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	265
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1