Weather Records on 14 January 1986

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1986. Highest significance: Beaver Is, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1986

On 14 January 1986, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 548 daily.
Beaver Is set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 14 January 1986.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 14 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amanbidji	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temascales	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Italia (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Mato D	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Danxho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuotuohe	China	Record low minimum temperature	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuotuohe	China	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tabuleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremmling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mata de Limones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Juan Rodriguez Clara	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 14 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 14 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 14, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 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 1986

Top 20 records on 14 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1986	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Nellore, IN	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Hrazdan, AM	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Amanbidji, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Temascales, MX	all-time low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Apizaco, MX	all-time low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Nueva Italia (Cfe), MX	all-time low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Conceicao Do Mato D, BR	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Nemuro, JP	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Ft Yukon, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Pasadena, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Darrington Rs, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Logan, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Dubois, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1986	Presa Danxho, MX	all-time low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1986	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1986	Eureka, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1986	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 580 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	416
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1