Weather Records on 14 January 2005

1,337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 2005. Highest significance: Mt Airy 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 2005

On 14 January 2005, 1,337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
681 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,284 daily.
Mt Airy 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 14 January 2005.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

1,337 stations

1,337 station records on 14 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Sand Lake 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville 6SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,337 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 431, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 14 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	431
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 14 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 1,284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,109 broken records

Margins by which the 1,109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 2005

Top 20 records on 14 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 2005	Mt Airy 2 W, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2005	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Bear Gap, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Charlottesville Albemarle AP, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Marshall, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Tye Rvr 1 SE, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Lynchburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Weldon Spring NWS, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Spring Grove, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Winter Haven, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Mt Mansfield, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Somerset, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Orlando Intl AP, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Hazlehurst, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2005	Wadesboro, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	47 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 1,337 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 2005-01-14: 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 100	1,096
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1