Weather Records on 1 January 1974

1,883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1974. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 1 January 1974

On 1 January 1974, 1,883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 1,011 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,818 daily.
Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 71.8 mm (2.8 in) on 1 January 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,883 stations

1,883 station records on 1 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgowi (Moira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forder 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Catumnal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shakawe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,883 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 512, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 499, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 1 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	512
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	499
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 1 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 50, daily 1,818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,613 broken records

Margins by which the 1,613 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

1 January 1974

Top 20 records on 1 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1974	Hvar, HR	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 January 1974	Nive Downs, AU	all-time rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1974	Fruitland, US	all-time snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1974	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	all-time snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1974	Portland Downs, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1974	Dulce, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1974	Espanola, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1974	Elba, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1974	Taos, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1974	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Cerro, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Vila Carmem, BR	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Memooloo, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Goolgowi (Moira St), AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Botataboomen, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Farmington 4 NE, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	50 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

1798 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1974. 1974 had 1,883 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	1,512
50 to 100	73
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2