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Weather Records on 13 December 1914

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1914. Highest significance: Chattanooga Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1914

  • On 13 December 1914, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Chattanooga Wb City set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 13 December 1914.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 13 December 1914 35 station records on 13 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 13 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature42.8 C (109.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation51.1 mm (2.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature42.2 C (108.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-26.4 C (-15.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-33.2 C (-27.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-22.5 C (-8.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 13 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 13 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 13 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 December 1914 by timescale Records on 13 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 34.
Records on 13 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 December 1914 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 3020 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 2030
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1914
Top 20 records on 13 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 December 1914Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)34 years37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1914Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)41 years29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Barrow Creek, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)19.9 mm (0.8 in)3 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Carrieton (Eurelia), AUmonthly rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high max42.8 C (109.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain51.1 mm (2.0 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)7 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max42.2 C (108.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Jokkmokk, SEdaily low max-26.4 C (-15.5 F)6.4 C (11.5 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Washington, USdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Innsbruck, ATdaily high min0.5 C (32.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Pitea, SEdaily low max-15.0 C (5.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Cottam, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Jokkmokk, SEdaily low min-33.2 C (-27.8 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Pitea, SEdaily low min-22.5 C (-8.5 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1914Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily low min-8.3 C (17.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)11 years10 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 12-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 35 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11802: 11808: 21814: 21825: 21831: 11835: 21839: 11846: 21849: 11852: 21855: 21862: 11863: 11864: 11867: 21870: 21871: 11873: 11878: 61879: 11880: 11881: 31882: 21885: 11887: 11890: 11891: 91892: 11893: 41894: 31896: 11897: 21898: 51899: 91900: 51901: 41902: 131903: 131904: 81905: 31906: 71907: 111908: 61909: 231910: 451911: 721912: 421913: 231914: 351915: 511916: 2071917: 1441918: 871919: 521920: 551921: 651922: 841923: 2061924: 1391925: 1601926: 2281927: 5661928: 2271929: 3031930: 521931: 5251932: 3851933: 4221934: 1861935: 1681936: 2421937: 3751938: 891939: 1591940: 4261941: 3241942: 3121943: 2441944: 4261945: 3551946: 4551947: 3061948: 4501949: 3211950: 2901951: 2261952: 4311953: 2221954: 3451955: 4791956: 4771957: 5661958: 8551959: 2971960: 9811961: 8981962: 1,3651963: 4421964: 3981965: 8111966: 6531967: 7431968: 5931969: 5451970: 2211971: 5671972: 9911973: 6251974: 2911975: 1,0381976: 4111977: 6851978: 4461979: 1,0721980: 5361981: 9121982: 7401983: 1,1211984: 1,1721985: 1,6421986: 3811987: 6751988: 9061989: 1,3551990: 6491991: 1,7341992: 1,1131993: 9601994: 1,0941995: 1,6341996: 8331997: 1,1261998: 1,2211999: 9642000: 2,9142001: 1,0922002: 6022003: 1,1312004: 4932005: 5892006: 9572007: 7202008: 1,5832009: 1,0162010: 1,7762011: 8332012: 8372013: 4512014: 1,0462015: 2,3632016: 3972017: 7492018: 3802019: 5202020: 4452021: 4202022: 1,1222023: 4852024: 2962025: 1,3441796187118991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 35 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-13 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18021
18082
18142
18252
18311
18352
18391
18462
18491
18522
18552
18621
18631
18641
18672
18702
18711
18731
18786
18791
18801
18813
18822
18851
18871
18901
18919
18921
18934
18943
18961
18972
18985
18999
19005
19014
190213
190313
19048
19053
19067
190711
19086
190923
191045
191172
191242
191323
191435
191551
1916207
1917144
191887
191952
192055
192165
192284
1923206
1924139
1925160
1926228
1927566
1928227
1929303
193052
1931525
1932385
1933422
1934186
1935168
1936242
1937375
193889
1939159
1940426
1941324
1942312
1943244
1944426
1945355
1946455
1947306
1948450
1949321
1950290
1951226
1952431
1953222
1954345
1955479
1956477
1957566
1958855
1959297
1960981
1961898
19621,365
1963442
1964398
1965811
1966653
1967743
1968593
1969545
1970221
1971567
1972991
1973625
1974291
19751,038
1976411
1977685
1978446
19791,072
1980536
1981912
1982740
19831,121
19841,172
19851,642
1986381
1987675
1988906
19891,355
1990649
19911,734
19921,113
1993960
19941,094
19951,634
1996833
19971,126
19981,221
1999964
20002,914
20011,092
2002602
20031,131
2004493
2005589
2006957
2007720
20081,583
20091,016
20101,776
2011833
2012837
2013451
20141,046
20152,363
2016397
2017749
2018380
2019520
2020445
2021420
20221,122
2023485
2024296
20251,344

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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).