Weather Records on 17 January 2014

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2014. Highest significance: Inverway, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 2014

On 17 January 2014, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 530 daily.
Inverway set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 17 January 2014.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 17 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Mele	Italy	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cote D Azur	France	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bahia Blanca Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sophie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland (Cashmore Airport)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mendoza Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suplejack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Utsjoki Nuorgam	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Groznyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 17 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 17 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2014

Top 20 records on 17 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2014	Inverway, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2014	Cape Mele, IT	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Mahackala, RU	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	23.4 C (74.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Cote D Azur, FR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Kodiak AP, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Bahia Blanca Aero, AR	all-time high min	28.5 C (83.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Paso Robles, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	113 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Twin Lakes Rsvr, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Three Rivers, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Anahuac, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Seward AP, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2014	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	35 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 548 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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 25	443
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1