Weather Records on 14 January 1980

1,162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1980. Highest significance: Arneiroz, BR.

Key Facts for 14 January 1980

On 14 January 1980, 1,162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
703 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,112 daily.
Arneiroz set a daily record precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 14 January 1980.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,162 stations

1,162 station records on 14 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alliance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Acopiara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guaiuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guirapa (Umburanas)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,162 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 314, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 389, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	314
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	389
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 47, daily 1,112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1980

Top 20 records on 14 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1980	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1980	Alliance, CA	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Park Valley, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Cedar City AP, US	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Varzea, BR	daily rain	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Alliance, CA	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Jardim, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Acopiara, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Kuujjuarapik A, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Waseca, CA	all-time snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	1.1 cm (0.4 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Bastia, FR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Santa Terezinha, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Mtn Lake, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Patos, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1980	Salgadalia, BR	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	41 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 1,162 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 25	871
25 to 50	47
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1