Weather Records on 14 April 1977

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1977. Highest significance: Robertson, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 April 1977

On 14 April 1977, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 811 daily.
Robertson set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 14 April 1977.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

821 stations

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

Weather records on 14 April 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cornudas Svc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad del Maiz (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kakamas Skl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spitshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 14 April 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 14 April 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

650 broken records

Margins by which the 650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1977

Top 20 records on 14 April 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1977	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1977	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Loup City, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Carlsbad, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Dassieshoek, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Kleindubbelvlei, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Creighton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	N Loup, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	House, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Mtn Park, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Protem, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Carlsbad Caverns, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1977	Coscomatepec (Smn), MX	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	4 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

1801 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1977. 1977 had 821 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	642
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1