Weather Records on 14 January 1962

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1962. Highest significance: Denver WSO City, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1962

On 14 January 1962, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 473 daily.
Denver WSO City set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 14 January 1962.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 14 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denver WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Theodore Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 14 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 14 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1962

Top 20 records on 14 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1962	Denver WSO City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Ballandool, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Albilbah, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Miva, AU	monthly rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Toliness Station, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Babbiloora Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Kingman, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	all-time snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Memooloo, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Saint Maries, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Farmville, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Havana, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1962	Gladysvale, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 485 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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Data for records on 1962-01-14: 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	364
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3