Weather Records on 14 January 1956

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1956. Highest significance: Ft Ross, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1956

On 14 January 1956, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 389 daily.
Ft Ross set a daily record precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 14 January 1956.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 14 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Friend	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1956

Top 20 records on 14 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1956	Ft Ross, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1956	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1956	Fraser, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1956	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1956	Driggs, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1956	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1956	Astoria, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Brookings, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Summerland Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Orleans, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Eastport, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Friend, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Scheurfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1956	Hilo 86A, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	28 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 397 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	299
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1