Weather Records on 14 January 1954

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1954. Highest significance: Elim (Hosp), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1954

On 14 January 1954, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 395 daily.
Elim (Hosp) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 14 January 1954.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 14 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	231.2 mm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon (Burncranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lonepine 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 14 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 14 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1954

Top 20 records on 14 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1954	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	231.2 mm (9.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Superior, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Oxford, GB	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Springfields, AU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Nannup, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Versamelhoek, ZA	all-time rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Darradup, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Armstrong, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Brockton, US	monthly low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Quakertown, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1954	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 404 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 1954-01-14: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	321
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1