Weather Records on 22 January 1974

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1974. Highest significance: Moselle Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1974

On 22 January 1974, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 540 daily.
Moselle Downs Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 325.0 mm (12.8 in) on 22 January 1974.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 22 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	325.0 mm (12.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campos Sales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Riacho Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crowe's Place,Seven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Dos Moreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 22 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 22 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 302.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1974

Top 20 records on 22 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1974	Moselle Downs Station, AU	all-time rain	325.0 mm (12.8 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1974	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1974	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1974	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1974	Gilberton, AU	monthly rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1974	Salva Vidas, BR	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1974	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Ico, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Kenmac Station, AU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Moreson, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Lands End Station, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	45 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

1795 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 558 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	429
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1