Weather Records on 14 January 2004

1,162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 2004. Highest significance: Yuleba Garden St, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 2004

On 14 January 2004, 1,162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,118 daily.
Yuleba Garden St set a daily record precipitation of 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 14 January 2004.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,162 stations

1,162 station records on 14 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wallangra (Wallangra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Los Mochis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Punta de Agua I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Estacas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portal 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hornos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Porvenir	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Playon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Obregon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culiacan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Remilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Teul de Gonzalez Ortega (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Namarah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maylands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calle Doscientos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burilda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruiz Cortinez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyntoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,162 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 518, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 14 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	518
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 14 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 39, daily 1,118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 2004

Top 20 records on 14 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 2004	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2004	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	89 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2004	Kitamiesashi, JP	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2004	Riversleigh Station, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2004	El Molino, MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2004	Wallangra (Wallangra Station), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Los Mochis, MX	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Horseshoe Lagoon, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KE	monthly rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Colonia Morelos, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Belmont, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Punta de Agua I, MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Apazulco, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Las Estacas, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Portal 4 SW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Hornos, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	51 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 1,162 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2004-01-14: 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 20	840
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	17
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1