Weather Records on 14 January 1975

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1975. Highest significance: Boonara, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1975

On 14 January 1975, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 704 daily.
Boonara set a daily record precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 14 January 1975.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 14 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 14 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 14 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 704.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 209.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1975

Top 20 records on 14 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1975	Boonara, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Keda, GE	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Fredonia, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Chemnitz, DE	monthly high max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Jacarei, BR	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Alfoten II, NO	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Yakutat AP, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1975	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1975	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1975	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	76 years	33 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 718 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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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	591
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1