Weather Records on 14 January 1996

1,472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1996. Highest significance: Frederick Police Brks, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1996

On 14 January 1996, 1,472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
859 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,417 daily.
Frederick Police Brks set a daily record snow depth of 88.9 cm (35.0 in) on 14 January 1996.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

1,472 stations

1,472 station records on 14 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teixeira Soares (Est.Exper.)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glassboro 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelton Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Marlboro 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grover Hill	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suffern	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,472 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 693, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 334.

Records on 14 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	693
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	334

Records on 14 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 40, daily 1,417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,145 broken records

Margins by which the 1,145 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1996

Top 20 records on 14 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1996	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1996	Reading Wb City, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1996	New Park, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1996	Everett, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1996	Romney 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Valparaiso, BR	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Palmerton, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Mt Wx, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Willow Grove NAS, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Lockport Lock 2, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	New Bedford Coop, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Rio Blanco Lower, PR	monthly rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Spring Grove, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Phila Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Beltsville, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1996	Emmitsburg 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 years	53 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,472 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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Data for records on 1996-01-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	1,053
200 to 400	71
400 to 600	12
600 to 800	6
800 to 1000	2
1000 to 1200	1