Weather Records on 21 January 2014

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2014. Highest significance: Marillana, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 2014

On 21 January 2014, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 514 daily.
Marillana set a daily record precipitation of 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 21 January 2014.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 21 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telfer Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crab Orchard 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Los Libres	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Dulles Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baguio	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatgal	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barnaul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Caseros Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tsetserleg	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soljanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fuyun	China	Record high maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 21 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 21 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 285.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2014

Top 20 records on 21 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2014	Marillana, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2014	Gudermes, RU	monthly rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2014	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Newark, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Saint Helena, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Chico UNIV Farm, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Waterville 2, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Phila Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Wilmington New Castle Co AP, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	M.O. Amini, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Maricao 2 SSW, PR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Telfer Aero, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Szombathely, HU	daily high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2014	Crab Orchard 6 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 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

1793 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2014. 2014 had 522 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	406
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1