Weather Records on 14 August 1974

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1974. Highest significance: Beloit, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1974

On 14 August 1974, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 531 daily.
Beloit set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 14 August 1974.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

542 stations

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

Weather records on 14 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
High Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Semans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	47.0 C (116.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roadene	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Novomirgorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yorkton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Empress	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Istanbul	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pelahatchie	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1974

Top 20 records on 14 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1974	Beloit, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Muenster, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Raipur, IN	daily rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	High Point, CA	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Lost River, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Kayenta, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Caron, CA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Semans, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Edenholme, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Francis, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Kinsley 2E, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Laurel, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Kenora A, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Winchester Airport 3 E, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Anthony, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1974	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	47.0 C (116.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	88 years	41 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

1793 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 542 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 100	450
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1