Weather Records on 4 January 2014

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2014. Highest significance: Boulder, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 2014

On 4 January 2014, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 755 daily.
Boulder set a daily record snowfall of 27.2 cm (10.7 in) on 4 January 2014.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 4 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.3 C (113.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mariscal Estigarrib	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lesce	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vojsko	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 4 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 4 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 7, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

630 broken records

Margins by which the 630 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2014

Top 20 records on 4 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2014	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2014	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2014	Monmouth, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Key W Intl AP, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Archerfield Airport, AU	all-time high max	43.5 C (110.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Hyannis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Hyannis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Watseka Public Works, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Ittoqqortoormiit, GL	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Fishtail, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Brockton, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2014	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	42 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

1795 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 770 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 2014-01-04: 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	555
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	5
140 to 160	2