Weather Records on 14 January 1959

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1959. Highest significance: Canobie, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1959

On 14 January 1959, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 240 daily.
Canobie set a daily record precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 14 January 1959.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 14 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1959

Top 20 records on 14 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1959	Canobie, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Ft Morgan, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Kleve, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1959	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1959	Kohala 179.1, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1959	Armagh, GB	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1959	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1959	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1959	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1959	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1959	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	31 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 243 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 20	160
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1