Weather Records on 7 January 2014

2,632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2014. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 January 2014

On 7 January 2014, 2,632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
646 were record highs and 1,745 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 28 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 2,552 daily.
Riversdale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 7 January 2014.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 7 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,632 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 865, Highest daily minimum 388, Lowest daily minimum 880, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 7 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	865
Highest daily minimum	388
Lowest daily minimum	880
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 7 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 28, monthly 52, daily 2,552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,357 broken records

Margins by which the 2,357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2014

Top 20 records on 7 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2014	Riversdale, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2014	Kewaunee, US	all-time low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2014	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	111 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Virginia, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Defiance, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	St Charles Elm Pt, US	monthly low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Scottsboro, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Solomons, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Vandalia, US	monthly low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Brunswick, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Hartwell, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Salem, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	White Hall 1 E, US	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Greensburg, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2014	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	71 years	20 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

1826 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2014. 2014 had 2,632 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 50	2,300
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1