Weather Records on 15 January 2014

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2014. Highest significance: Detour Village, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 2014

On 15 January 2014, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 482 daily.
Detour Village set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 15 January 2014.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 15 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humpty Doo Collard Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.3 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wollogorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.4 mm (8.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McMinns Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Prison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marrawah	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2014

Top 20 records on 15 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2014	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	102 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2014	Essendon Airport, AU	all-time high min	28.8 C (83.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Kalkaska, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Westmoreland Station, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Mt Adams Rs, US	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Anahuac, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Humpty Doo Collard Road, AU	daily rain	152.3 mm (6.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	130 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Hope, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Darwin River Dam, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily high min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	114 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Arco, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Washington Is, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	Salinas AP, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2014	San Francisco Intl AP, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	38 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 507 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 2026-10-17 (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 50	391
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1