Weather Records on 14 January 1995

2,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1995. Highest significance: Somerset East, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1995

On 14 January 1995, 2,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,251 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 117 monthly and 1,921 daily.
Somerset East set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.0 mm (5.7 in) on 14 January 1995.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 14 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Haslam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Broadview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,049 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 512, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 739, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 723, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 January 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	512
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	739
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	723
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 117, daily 1,921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,730 broken records

Margins by which the 1,730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1995

Top 20 records on 14 January 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1995	Somerset East, ZA	monthly rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 January 1995	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Smoky Bay, AU	all-time rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	monthly rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Haslam, AU	all-time rain	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Port Kenny (Yandra), AU	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	70 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Port Kenny (Mount Cooper), AU	all-time rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Mount Wedge, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Union, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Minonk, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Black Mtn 2 W, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Streaky Bay, AU	monthly rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	106 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1995	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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

1794 to 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1995. 1995 had 2,049 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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Data for records on 1995-01-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	1,569
20 to 40	126
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1