Weather Records on 16 January 2014

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2014. Highest significance: Mount Gambier Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 2014

On 16 January 2014, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 503 daily.
Mount Gambier Post Office set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 44.1 C (111.4 F) on 16 January 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 16 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Argyle Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neptune Island	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boylefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eucla	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eikeland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 25, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2014

Top 20 records on 16 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2014	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	all-time high max	44.1 C (111.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2014	Nice, FR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Beverley Springs, AU	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Santa Cruz, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Payerne, CH	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Tipperary, AU	daily rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	122 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Lake Argyle Resort, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Newman, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Auburn, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Colfax, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Rabbit Flat, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Independence, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Nampula, MZ	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2014	Orland, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 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 534 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	446
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1