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Weather Records on 12 December 1914

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1914. Highest significance: Little Rock St Capitol, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1914

  • On 12 December 1914, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Little Rock St Capitol set a monthly record daily snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 12 December 1914.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 12 December 1914 19 station records on 12 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 12 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation23.3 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation48.2 mm (1.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature38.6 C (101.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-24.2 C (-11.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature40.0 C (104.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature1.4 C (34.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature40.6 C (105.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 12 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 12 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 December 1914 by timescale Records on 12 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18.
Records on 12 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1914 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.2. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 82 to 4: 24 to 6: 26 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 114 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 28
2 to 42
4 to 62
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1914
Top 19 records on 12 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1914Little Rock St Capitol, USmonthly snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Durham, GBdaily rain23.3 mm (0.9 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Tomsk, RUdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Magdeburg, DEdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Genoa, ITdaily rain48.2 mm (1.9 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Nicosia, CYdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max38.6 C (101.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Campbelltown 1, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Jokkmokk, SEdaily low max-24.2 C (-11.6 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily low max-11.7 C (10.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max40.0 C (104.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min13.8 C (56.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Kiev, UAdaily high min1.4 C (34.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)15 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)-2.2 C (28.0 F)tie41 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max (Tie)21.0 C (69.8 F)tie7 years2 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1914Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high max (Tie)40.6 C (105.1 F)tie3 years0 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

1796 to 1914
Records on 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21798: 11802: 11808: 21814: 11825: 21831: 11835: 21846: 11855: 21861: 11863: 31870: 21871: 51873: 21879: 21882: 31887: 11889: 11891: 21892: 21893: 81894: 31895: 11896: 41897: 31898: 201899: 111900: 51901: 41902: 71903: 181904: 201905: 101906: 141907: 81908: 251909: 201910: 391911: 1041912: 531913: 201914: 191915: 461916: 1151917: 2461918: 331919: 231920: 411921: 631922: 611923: 911924: 1301925: 751926: 1431927: 3351928: 2341929: 4051930: 451931: 5221932: 8131933: 3581934: 4301935: 2661936: 1421937: 4681938: 1031939: 4181940: 6211941: 2601942: 2571943: 1651944: 6881945: 2121946: 7611947: 2951948: 2821949: 7891950: 3641951: 1751952: 5011953: 2881954: 6961955: 3811956: 4411957: 1,1181958: 8841959: 4641960: 7101961: 1,4811962: 1,4951963: 4391964: 4591965: 1,0451966: 3691967: 5651968: 7271969: 4991970: 3661971: 5851972: 1,6691973: 3971974: 1911975: 4921976: 3191977: 9071978: 3821979: 1,0161980: 5831981: 7341982: 8671983: 8161984: 8081985: 1,3841986: 4081987: 4681988: 1,0301989: 9301990: 6761991: 1,9801992: 8181993: 8871994: 1,1721995: 2,0301996: 1,3911997: 8691998: 1,1031999: 9522000: 2,5102001: 7002002: 6832003: 5372004: 7272005: 7692006: 8862007: 1,3152008: 1,4242009: 8182010: 1,5012011: 6212012: 6842013: 6462014: 1,0402015: 1,4962016: 5302017: 8082018: 2562019: 4182020: 5072021: 4412022: 7672023: 5442024: 3282025: 1,4851796188219041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-12 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17981
18021
18082
18141
18252
18311
18352
18461
18552
18611
18633
18702
18715
18732
18792
18823
18871
18891
18912
18922
18938
18943
18951
18964
18973
189820
189911
19005
19014
19027
190318
190420
190510
190614
19078
190825
190920
191039
1911104
191253
191320
191419
191546
1916115
1917246
191833
191923
192041
192163
192261
192391
1924130
192575
1926143
1927335
1928234
1929405
193045
1931522
1932813
1933358
1934430
1935266
1936142
1937468
1938103
1939418
1940621
1941260
1942257
1943165
1944688
1945212
1946761
1947295
1948282
1949789
1950364
1951175
1952501
1953288
1954696
1955381
1956441
19571,118
1958884
1959464
1960710
19611,481
19621,495
1963439
1964459
19651,045
1966369
1967565
1968727
1969499
1970366
1971585
19721,669
1973397
1974191
1975492
1976319
1977907
1978382
19791,016
1980583
1981734
1982867
1983816
1984808
19851,384
1986408
1987468
19881,030
1989930
1990676
19911,980
1992818
1993887
19941,172
19952,030
19961,391
1997869
19981,103
1999952
20002,510
2001700
2002683
2003537
2004727
2005769
2006886
20071,315
20081,424
2009818
20101,501
2011621
2012684
2013646
20141,040
20151,496
2016530
2017808
2018256
2019418
2020507
2021441
2022767
2023544
2024328
20251,485

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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).