Weather Records on 14 December 1914

85 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1914. Highest significance: Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1914

On 14 December 1914, 85 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 85 daily.
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 14 December 1914.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

85 stations

85 station records on 14 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Momba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

85 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 14 December 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1914

Top 20 records on 14 December 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1914	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1914	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1914	Buangor 1, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1914	Milan, IT	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1914	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Bacchus Marsh, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Wallaloo, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Poplitah, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Wychitella South, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.1 C (82.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1914	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	34 years	20 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 85 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	70
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1