Weather Records on 14 January 1979

1,883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1979. Highest significance: La Harpe, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1979

On 14 January 1979, 1,883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 767 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 95 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 1,678 daily.
La Harpe set an all-time record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 14 January 1979.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,883 stations

1,883 station records on 14 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Water	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Dos Moreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bagotville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,883 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 428, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 339, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 265, Deepest snow cover 501.

Records on 14 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	428
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	339
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	265
Deepest snow cover	501

Records on 14 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 95, monthly 110, daily 1,678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,553 broken records

Margins by which the 1,553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1979

Top 20 records on 14 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1979	La Harpe, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, US	all-time snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Illinois City Dam 16, US	all-time snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Moline Quad City Intl AP, US	all-time snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Dixon Wwtp, US	all-time snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Elgin Water, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Charlotte, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Morris River, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Emmett, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	General Wayne A Downing Intl A, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1979	Elgin Water, US	all-time snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1979	Keokuk L&D 19, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1979	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1979	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1979	Aledo, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1979	Galesburg, US	all-time snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1979	Morrison, US	all-time snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1979	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	57 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 1,883 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	1,370
100 to 200	147
200 to 300	29
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1