Weather Records on 14 January 1976

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1976. Highest significance: Welgeleven, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1976

On 14 January 1976, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 561 daily.
Welgeleven set a daily record precipitation of 89.5 mm (3.5 in) on 14 January 1976.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 14 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tsabong	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	220.0 cm (86.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 14 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 14 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 17, daily 561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1976

Top 20 records on 14 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1976	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Ahuti, GE	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Albion, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Ambrolauri, GE	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Tsabong, BW	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Kinnoul, AU	all-time rain	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Matias Romero (Smn), MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1976	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	57 years	44 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

1794 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 585 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 100	489
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1