Weather Records on 14 January 2003

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 2003. Highest significance: Malkal, SD.

Key Facts for 14 January 2003

On 14 January 2003, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 505 daily.
Malkal set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 14 January 2003.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 14 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malkal	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mallapunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olgaing	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsall 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madang W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Rio (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rushford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neumunster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Paz (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeji del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peru	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 2003

Top 20 records on 14 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 2003	Malkal, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Middleburg, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	McArthur River Mine, AU	daily rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Buxton, GB	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	127 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Mallapunyah, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Joseph, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Oelrichs, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Lerwick, GB	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Olgaing, UZ	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Bradford, GB	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Lindsay, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2003	Villa Obregon, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2003	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2003	Temascalcingo, MX	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2003	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	77 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 524 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 2003-01-14: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	367
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1