Weather Records on 14 January 1966

300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1966. Highest significance: Moreton Telegraph Station, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1966

On 14 January 1966, 300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 293 daily.
Moreton Telegraph Station set a daily record precipitation of 106.4 mm (4.2 in) on 14 January 1966.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

300 stations

300 station records on 14 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.9 C (-34.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riacho de Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Do Jacutinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahbubabad	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nukus	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

300 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1966

Top 20 records on 14 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1966	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Assiniboia, CA	daily high min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17.2 C (31.0 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Gaddede, SE	daily low max	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Bantwal, IN	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Bodinayakkanur, IN	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1966	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1966	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-36.9 C (-34.4 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1966	Brunswick, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1966	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1966	Assiniboia, CA	daily high max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1966	Gudur, IN	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1966	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1966	Hammond, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1966	Fairview, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	23 years	29 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 300 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	234
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1