Weather Records on 14 January 1997

1,769 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1997. Highest significance: Kalispell Glacier AP, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1997

On 14 January 1997, 1,769 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 1,037 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 29 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,686 daily.
Kalispell Glacier AP set a daily record snow depth of 106.7 cm (42.0 in) on 14 January 1997.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,769 stations

1,769 station records on 14 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hovenweep Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Agedabia	Libya	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Capitol Reef Np	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.7 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake 15 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Creek Pass 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grants AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 3	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,769 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 739, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 298, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 235.

Records on 14 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	739
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	298
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	235

Records on 14 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 29, monthly 54, daily 1,686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,412 broken records

Margins by which the 1,412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1997

Top 20 records on 14 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1997	Hovenweep Nm, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1997	Agedabia, LY	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1997	Ft Lauderdale, US	monthly rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1997	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1997	Estherville 4E, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1997	Capitol Reef Np, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1997	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Igarapava, BR	daily rain	148.7 mm (5.9 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Tropic, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Snowflake 15 W, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Walnut Canyon Nm, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Marysvale, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Blunt, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Belleview 2 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Santa Rosa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Sanderson, US	monthly low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1997	Kosrae, FM	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	50 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,769 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 100	1,324
100 to 200	61
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1