Weather Records on 1 December 1914

142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1914. Highest significance: Gilgoin, AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 1914

On 1 December 1914, 142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 121 daily.
Gilgoin set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 1 December 1914.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

142 stations

142 station records on 1 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coonimbia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

142 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 December 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 121.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

122 broken records

Margins by which the 122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1914

Top 20 records on 1 December 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1914	Gilgoin, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1914	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1914	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1914	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1914	Charlton, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1914	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Curraweena, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Uccle, BE	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Bourke (Beemery), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Kristianstad, SE	monthly high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Sandvig, DK	monthly high max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Jonkoping, SE	monthly high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Coonimbia, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1914	Bjuraker, SE	monthly high max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	22 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

1797 to 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 142 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	115
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1