Weather Records on 20 January 2014

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2014. Highest significance: Berrimah Research Farm, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 2014

On 20 January 2014, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 471 daily.
Berrimah Research Farm set a daily record precipitation of 199.4 mm (7.9 in) on 20 January 2014.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 20 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berrimah Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Telfer Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vittangi	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-35.9 C (-32.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yibin	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edirne	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 20 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 20 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2014

Top 20 records on 20 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2014	Berrimah Research Farm, AU	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Sandakan, MY	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Telfer Aero, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Wynyard Airport, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Chornomorske, UA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Emmetsburg, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily high max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	De Sabla, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Albion, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Syracuse, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Gregory, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Tyndall, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2014	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	1.1 cm (0.4 in)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2014	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	33 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

1795 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 480 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	383
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1