Weather Records on 14 January 1968

1,198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1968. Highest significance: Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1968

On 14 January 1968, 1,198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,123 daily.
Mc Connellsville Lk 7 set an all-time record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 14 January 1968.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,198 stations

1,198 station records on 14 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego the Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,198 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 564, Heaviest daily snowfall 170, Deepest snow cover 133.

Records on 14 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	564
Heaviest daily snowfall	170
Deepest snow cover	133

Records on 14 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 63, daily 1,123.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1968

Top 20 records on 14 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1968	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1968	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1968	Paris Stp, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1968	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1968	Zerbst, DE	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1968	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1968	Philo 3 SW, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1968	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1968	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1968	Mannersley, AU	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Toronto Agincourt, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Sandusky, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Kemptville, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1968	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 years	54 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 1,198 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 100	992
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1