Weather Records on 18 January 2014

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2014. Highest significance: Thorhult, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 2014

On 18 January 2014, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 426 daily.
Thorhult set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 18 January 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 18 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thief Rvr Falls 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ouessant	France	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughan Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Serena	Chile	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged (Aut)	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hama	Syria	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samsun	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plevlja	Montenegro	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Knin	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grosseto	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kettleman City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 18 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 18 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2014

Top 20 records on 18 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2014	Thorhult, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Twin Lakes Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Thief Rvr Falls 2, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	St Cloud Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Addison, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Mount Amhurst, AU	monthly rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Anderson 1 N, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Chimoio, MZ	daily low min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Noumea Nf, NC	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Hanford 1 S, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Orland, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Berkeley, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Kentfield, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Visalia, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Buenos Aires Observ, AR	daily high min	27.4 C (81.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Osijek, HR	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Zumbrota, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Ouessant, FR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2014	Auburn, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	37 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 442 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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 100	347
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1