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Weather Records on 7 December 1914

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1914. Highest significance: Philadelphia City, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1914

  • On 7 December 1914, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Philadelphia City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.2 mm (3.7 in) on 7 December 1914.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 7 December 1914 32 station records on 7 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 7 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation94.2 mm (3.7 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.6 mm (2.2 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation82.3 mm (3.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation20.7 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature18.2 C (64.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-32.6 C (-26.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 7 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 7 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 7 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 December 1914 by timescale Records on 7 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 7daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 25.
Records on 7 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly7
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1914 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 255 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 135 to 40: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 525
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351
35 to 402

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1914
Top 20 records on 7 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 December 1914Philadelphia City, USmonthly rain94.2 mm (3.7 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)12 years40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1914Reading Wb City, USdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)35.0 mm (1.4 in)0 years37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1914Atlantic City Marina, USdaily rain82.3 mm (3.2 in)33.3 mm (1.3 in)5 years33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Uccle, BEmonthly high max14.8 C (58.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)45 years31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Karlsruhe, DEmonthly high max16.2 C (61.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)29 years22 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Arnsberg, DEmonthly high max14.3 C (57.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Tallinn, EEdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Sandvig, DKdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Berlin-Dahlem, DEmonthly high max13.6 C (56.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Magdeburg, DEmonthly high max13.8 C (56.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Putbus, DEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Madison Wb City, USdaily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)3.6 cm (1.4 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEmonthly high max14.8 C (58.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Cape May 2 NW, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Groningen-1, NLdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Scheveningen, NLdaily rain20.7 mm (0.8 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1914Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)22 years12 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

1801 to 1914
Records on 12-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1914. 1914 had 32 records. 01,0002,0003,0001801: 11805: 11812: 21815: 11825: 21832: 11836: 11839: 11844: 41848: 31852: 11856: 31863: 11866: 11868: 51871: 51875: 61879: 51881: 11884: 21885: 11889: 11890: 21891: 31892: 11893: 51894: 11895: 11896: 81897: 41898: 101899: 31900: 21901: 91902: 161903: 91904: 71905: 31906: 211907: 41908: 241909: 211910: 261911: 71912: 211913: 191914: 321915: 531916: 361917: 521918: 301919: 381920: 811921: 391922: 2721923: 1281924: 3741925: 1191926: 3721927: 4041928: 1051929: 1461930: 5341931: 1801932: 5551933: 1301934: 2741935: 2701936: 6021937: 8901938: 2791939: 7801940: 1451941: 1391942: 5261943: 1991944: 3571945: 2401946: 8551947: 2401948: 3201949: 1871950: 1,4721951: 1,7511952: 4471953: 6731954: 4451955: 1951956: 1,3581957: 5891958: 8311959: 5391960: 5611961: 2061962: 6421963: 4361964: 4671965: 4761966: 1,0471967: 3861968: 4611969: 9521970: 7241971: 8541972: 2,2391973: 4481974: 5081975: 4041976: 1,0371977: 1,3691978: 1,8821979: 8271980: 1,3141981: 8961982: 5421983: 9571984: 9571985: 9221986: 1,1261987: 8661988: 5821989: 6751990: 7441991: 6981992: 9061993: 5441994: 1,7721995: 9121996: 1,1521997: 8181998: 2,3841999: 6742000: 1,0852001: 7432002: 9172003: 1,1842004: 1,0962005: 1,4332006: 1,2462007: 1,4022008: 8332009: 9722010: 1,4052011: 1,5072012: 6432013: 2,1192014: 4792015: 1,0792016: 3892017: 5082018: 5582019: 4472020: 5972021: 5472022: 5792023: 9522024: 7122025: 6651801187519001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1914. 1914 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-07 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18051
18122
18151
18252
18321
18361
18391
18444
18483
18521
18563
18631
18661
18685
18715
18756
18795
18811
18842
18851
18891
18902
18913
18921
18935
18941
18951
18968
18974
189810
18993
19002
19019
190216
19039
19047
19053
190621
19074
190824
190921
191026
19117
191221
191319
191432
191553
191636
191752
191830
191938
192081
192139
1922272
1923128
1924374
1925119
1926372
1927404
1928105
1929146
1930534
1931180
1932555
1933130
1934274
1935270
1936602
1937890
1938279
1939780
1940145
1941139
1942526
1943199
1944357
1945240
1946855
1947240
1948320
1949187
19501,472
19511,751
1952447
1953673
1954445
1955195
19561,358
1957589
1958831
1959539
1960561
1961206
1962642
1963436
1964467
1965476
19661,047
1967386
1968461
1969952
1970724
1971854
19722,239
1973448
1974508
1975404
19761,037
19771,369
19781,882
1979827
19801,314
1981896
1982542
1983957
1984957
1985922
19861,126
1987866
1988582
1989675
1990744
1991698
1992906
1993544
19941,772
1995912
19961,152
1997818
19982,384
1999674
20001,085
2001743
2002917
20031,184
20041,096
20051,433
20061,246
20071,402
2008833
2009972
20101,405
20111,507
2012643
20132,119
2014479
20151,079
2016389
2017508
2018558
2019447
2020597
2021547
2022579
2023952
2024712
2025665

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).