Weather Records on 23 January 2014

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2014. Highest significance: Sturt Meadows, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 2014

On 23 January 2014, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 425 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 880 daily.
Sturt Meadows set a monthly record daily precipitation of 161.0 mm (6.3 in) on 23 January 2014.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 23 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Pineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova N	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Temuco	Chile	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pineland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parana Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cowarna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Rioja Aero.	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comodoro Pierrestegui	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tunka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marcos Juarez	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balashov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 291, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 23 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	291
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 23 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 26, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 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

23 January 2014

Top 20 records on 23 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2014	Sturt Meadows, AU	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2014	Pineland, US	all-time snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2014	Yerilla, AU	monthly rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2014	Kit Carson, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	119 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2014	Edjudina, AU	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Eyre, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Kookynie, AU	monthly rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Cordova N, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Bogucar, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Minara, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Lodi, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Temuco, CL	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Pineland, US	all-time snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Haines AP, US	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Paynes Find, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2014	Addison, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	43 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 916 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	710
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1