Weather Records on 14 January 1977

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1977. Highest significance: Orange, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1977

On 14 January 1977, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 725 daily.
Orange set a daily record precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 14 January 1977.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 14 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Velame	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 396, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 14 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 14 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1977

Top 20 records on 14 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1977	Orange, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Albuquerque Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Gilbert, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Abbeville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Springfield, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Camden 1, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Subiaco, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Baton Rouge, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Beachport, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Parau, BR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Batesville Lvstk, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Dingwall, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Valladolid (Villanubla), ES	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Jennings, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1977	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	38 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 747 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	580
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1