Weather Records on 14 January 1974

1,194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1974. Highest significance: Sea Lake (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1974

On 14 January 1974, 1,194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Sea Lake (Post Office) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 14 January 1974.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,194 stations

1,194 station records on 14 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kenmare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nhill (Salisbury (Lynbar))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.8 mm (6.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gurrai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Westmere (Montreux)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nandaly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Purnong (Claypans)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,194 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 741, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 14 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	741
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 14 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 76, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,066 broken records

Margins by which the 1,066 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1974

Top 20 records on 14 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1974	Sea Lake (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 January 1974	Yanac North, AU	all-time rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 January 1974	Nhill (Woorak), AU	all-time rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Wilkawatt Post Office, AU	all-time rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Kenmare, AU	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Brim, AU	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Milang, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Serpentine (East Loddon), AU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Nhill (Salisbury (Lynbar)), AU	all-time rain	170.8 mm (6.7 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Gurrai Post Office, AU	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Glenlee, AU	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Parilla, AU	all-time rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Rainbow (Pigick), AU	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Jeparit, AU	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Beeac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Lismore (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Westmere (Montreux), AU	monthly rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1974	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 1,194 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 1974-01-14: 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	998
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2