Weather Records on 14 February 1974

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1974. Highest significance: Brejo Santo, BR.

Key Facts for 14 February 1974

On 14 February 1974, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 400 daily.
Brejo Santo set a daily record precipitation of 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 14 February 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

413 stations

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

Weather records on 14 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Brejo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Serrita (Serrinha)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charvak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Malhada da Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jaransk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vologda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Onda Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kotlas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aul Turara Ryskulov	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1974

Top 20 records on 14 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1974	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1974	Bonito de Santa Fe, BR	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1974	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1974	Potengi, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1974	Mosquero 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1974	Fazenda Brejo Alegre, BR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	St Hyacinthe, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Gaddede, SE	daily snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Ganado, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Menard, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Kustanai, KZ	daily high max	2.5 C (36.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Leribe, LS	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Klipplaat, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Serrita (Serrinha), BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Fauquier, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Kirov, RU	monthly high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Glen Morgan, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1974	Nova Olinda (Andreza), BR	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 413 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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 25	326
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1