Weather Records on 14 January 2012

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 2012. Highest significance: Emu Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 2012

On 14 January 2012, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 407 daily.
Emu Creek Station set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 14 January 2012.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 14 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grays Rvr Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
North Star (Wolonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calistoga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poblado C-16	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pisco Intl	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Echo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Pumping Plt #3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak II	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Planta Ramos Millan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	198.1 cm (78.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belgamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tapijulapa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Louis	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 14 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 14 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 2012

Top 20 records on 14 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 2012	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2012	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2012	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Watertown, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Mount Vernon, AU	monthly rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Hechi, CN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Greenville, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Warsaw 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Grays Rvr Hatchery, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Baise, CN	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Marillana, AU	daily rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Canandaigua 3 S, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	North Star (Wolonga), AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2012	Doolgunna, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	40 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 415 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	1,618
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 2012-01-14: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	305
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1