Weather Records on 14 January 1981

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1981. Highest significance: Boras, SE.

Key Facts for 14 January 1981

On 14 January 1981, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 995 daily.
Boras set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.1 mm (1.7 in) on 14 January 1981.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 14 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nijmegen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dinther	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselsteyn (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ojared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onda Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.6 mm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dona Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roetgen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Almhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 593, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 14 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	593
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 14 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 995.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1981

Top 20 records on 14 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1981	Boras, SE	monthly rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1981	Uccle, BE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Solingen-Hohenscheid, DE	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Tvingelshed, SE	monthly rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Nijmegen, NL	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Oosterbeek, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Vaals, NL	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Alingsas_D, SE	monthly rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Oujda, MA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Salto de Pirapora, BR	all-time rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Dinther, NL	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Ijsselsteyn (L), NL	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Ojared, SE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Chatsworth, AU	all-time rain	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1981	Onda Verde, BR	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	45 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,042 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	922
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1