Weather Records on 14 January 1984

876 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1984. Highest significance: Marree Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1984

On 14 January 1984, 876 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 841 daily.
Marree Comparison set a monthly record daily precipitation of 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 14 January 1984.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

876 stations

876 station records on 14 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Balcanoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Basin Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lybrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nockatunga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Fort Grey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canegrass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown (Geranium Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thoreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

876 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 188, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 14 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	188
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 14 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

741 broken records

Margins by which the 741 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 1984

Top 20 records on 14 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1984	Marree Comparison, AU	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1984	Deseret, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1984	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1984	Macumba, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1984	Holly, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1984	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Gammon Ranges (Balcanoona), AU	monthly rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Arkaroola, AU	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Karval, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Windsor, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Northdale, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Copley (Myrtle Springs), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1984	Ouray 4NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	46 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 876 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	620
50 to 100	81
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	2