Weather Records on 14 January 1961

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1961. Highest significance: Irene, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1961

On 14 January 1961, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 404 daily.
Irene set a daily record precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 14 January 1961.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 14 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	314.2 mm (12.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 14 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 14 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1961

Top 20 records on 14 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1961	Irene, ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Goedgevonden, ZA	all-time rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Bralorne, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Seymour Falls, CA	all-time rain	314.2 mm (12.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	James Island, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Tatlayoko Lake, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Manteo, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Cameron Lake, CA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1961	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	41 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 414 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 10	256
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	3