Weather Records on 14 July 1974

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1974. Highest significance: Meekatharra Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 July 1974

On 14 July 1974, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 625 daily.
Meekatharra Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.8 mm (2.4 in) on 14 July 1974.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

654 stations

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

Weather records on 14 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kartaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount James	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poteet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1974

Top 20 records on 14 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1974	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1974	Winderie, AU	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1974	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1974	Buttah, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Sherwood, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Munarra, AU	monthly rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Hillview, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Carey Downs, AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Moogooree, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Nogliki, RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Kartaly, RU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Cooralya, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1974	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	47 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

1802 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1974. 1974 had 654 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1974-07-14: 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	496
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1