Weather Records on 14 January 1951

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1951. Highest significance: Casuarina Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1951

On 14 January 1951, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 527 daily.
Casuarina Vale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 14 January 1951.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 14 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arjuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Savary Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jurokine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 361, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	361
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 496.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1951

Top 20 records on 14 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1951	Casuarina Vale, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Denman Island, CA	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49.6 cm (19.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Bristow, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Cumberland, CA	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Union City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Maya, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Golconda River, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Port Alberni, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Scott City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1951	Ajana, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	43 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 533 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1951-01-14: 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 100	453
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1