Weather Records on 14 September 1974

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1974. Highest significance: Shawneetown Old Town, US.

Key Facts for 14 September 1974

On 14 September 1974, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 612 daily.
Shawneetown Old Town set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 14 September 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

622 stations

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

Weather records on 14 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carcross	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 14 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1974

Top 20 records on 14 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1974	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Kirovskij, RU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Teresina, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Conroe, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Nairne, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Ware, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Houston Barker, US	monthly rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	San Marcos, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Toliman, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Groveton, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Tomball, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Horton, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Mountainair, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Mexia, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Caledonia, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1974	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	35 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

1814 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1974. 1974 had 622 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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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 10	423
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1