Weather Records in 1914: Year in Review

15,279 weather records were set or tied in 1914, including 4,752 temperature record highs and 2,706 record lows, and 4,925 of them still stand.

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

Key Facts

15,279 weather records were set or tied in 1914, including 4,752 record highs and 2,706 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature.
4,925 of the 15,279 records set in 1914 still stand (32.2%).
December 1914 had the most records: 1,942.
Australia had the most records in 1914: 4,722, with 340 highs and 115 lows.
2,791 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1914, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does.

Highs and Lows

Temperature records set or tied in 1914

Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1914
Record highs	4,752
Record lows	2,706

Still Standing

32.2% of the year's records

Records set in 1914 that still stand or have since been beaten
Still stand	4,925 (32.2%)
Since beaten or tied	10,354 (67.8%)

A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.

By Type and Timescale

Records set or tied in 1914 by type
Record daily precipitation	7,335
Record high minimum temperature	2,660
Record high maximum temperature	2,092
Record low maximum temperature	1,456
Record low minimum temperature	1,250
Record daily snowfall	464
Record snow depth	22

Records set or tied in 1914 by timescale
Daily	14,676
Monthly	516
All-time	87

By Month

Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1914, all types together.

Records set or tied in each month of 1914
Month	Records
Jan	1,263
Feb	1,373
Mar	1,325
Apr	1,287
May	1,149
Jun	1,281
Jul	1,594
Aug	745
Sep	957
Oct	857
Nov	1,506
Dec	1,942

Countries With the Most Records

Countries with the most records set or tied in 1914
Country	Records	Highs	Lows
Australia	4,722	340	115
Canada	3,143	1,130	1,067
United States	2,020	835	726
Sweden	1,936	1,325	200
Germany	761	289	230
South Africa	597	0	0
Russia	479	143	32
Denmark	288	219	6
United Kingdom	207	142	40
Algeria	196	24	100
Austria	122	51	67
Netherlands	121	0	0
Sri Lanka	107	105	2
Croatia	73	23	30
Ukraine	73	29	12

The Top 10 Records of 1914

By significance score

The 10 highest significance records of 1914
Date	Station	Country	Record	Value	Significance
1914-03-25	Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	All-time precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
1914-12-02	Stony Mountain	Canada	Monthly precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
1914-04-06	Sydney	Canada	Monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
1914-08-17	Somerset East	South Africa	Monthly precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
1914-08-01	Arhangelsk	Russia	All-time precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
1914-09-18	Vastervik	Sweden	Daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
1914-11-12	Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
1914-03-24	Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Monthly precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
1914-04-04	Queenstown	South Africa	Monthly precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
1914-12-15	Ararat Post Office	Australia	Daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)

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)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.