Weather Records on 14 January 1991

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1991. Highest significance: Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1991

On 14 January 1991, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 513 daily.
Cloncurry McIllwraith St set an all-time record daily precipitation of 326.5 mm (12.9 in) on 14 January 1991.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 14 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	326.5 mm (12.9 in)	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clonagh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bruneau	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.6 mm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.9 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.2 mm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Gabriel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adamantina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joaquim da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beemer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 14 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 14 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 22, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1991

Top 20 records on 14 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1991	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	all-time rain	326.5 mm (12.9 in)	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	80 years	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 January 1991	Glenormiston, AU	all-time rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 January 1991	Clonagh Station, AU	all-time rain	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	190.4 mm (7.5 in)	6 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1991	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1991	Eddington Station, AU	all-time rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1991	Zuara, LY	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1991	Bruneau, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1991	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1991	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	College STN Easterwood Fld, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Lands End Station, AU	all-time rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Dime Box, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Belfast, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Wondoola Station, AU	daily rain	200.6 mm (7.9 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Gasquet Rs, US	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1991	Teigarhorn, IS	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	5 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 542 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	363
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1