Weather Records on 14 January 1971

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1971. Highest significance: Oakville, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1971

On 14 January 1971, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 688 daily.
Oakville set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 14 January 1971.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

706 stations

706 station records on 14 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakville	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Noorla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Dos Ouros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tel Aviv Reading	Israel	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Grove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nokomis	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 14 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 14 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 12, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1971

Top 20 records on 14 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1971	Oakville, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Eugenio Lefevre, BR	daily rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Bickleton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Carcoar (Errowanbang), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Cookeville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Junee Reefs (Noorla), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Katdoornput 29, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	High Brg Lock 7, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Springfield 2W, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Conceicao Dos Ouros, BR	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1971	Little Hickman Lock 8, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 706 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 1971-01-14: 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 100	551
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2