Weather Records on 31 December 1914
34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1914. Highest significance: Bodalla Post Office, AU.
Key Facts for 31 December 1914
- On 31 December 1914, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
- Bodalla Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 31 December 1914.
- Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.
Record Map
34 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodalla Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 67.8 mm (2.7 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Orbost (Comparison) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 82.6 mm (3.3 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 56.4 mm (2.2 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 50.3 mm (2.0 in) | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bairnsdale 1 | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Calga | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 28.4 mm (1.1 in) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Crown St. Reservoir | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sunbury (Salesian College ) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cassilis Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Boolcarrol | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gulgong Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 39.6 mm (1.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Camden (Brownlow Hill) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cobar (Meryula) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Peak Hill (Genanaguy) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cassilis (Dalkeith) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tottenham (Burdenda) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.5 mm (0.7 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.8 mm (0.7 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Urawilkie | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Warialda Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dartmouth | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 19.8 mm (0.8 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bringelly (Maryland) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Crookwell Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gabo Island Lighthouse | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 28.4 mm (1.1 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stratford | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 21.1 mm (0.8 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp | France | Record daily precipitation | 32.9 mm (1.3 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bulgandramine | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Warren (Eenaweena) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.2 mm (0.6 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Burra Burra | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Brantford | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -21.1 C (-6.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Narromine (Mumble Peg) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nyngan Airport | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Belaringar Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Warren (Mumblebone) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
34 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 0 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 0 |
| Highest daily minimum | 0 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 1 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 33 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 34 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
34 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 20 |
| 10 to 20 | 8 |
| 20 to 30 | 3 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 2 |
| 50 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 70 | 0 |
| 70 to 80 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
31 December 1914| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 1914 | Bodalla Post Office, AU | daily rain | 67.8 mm (2.7 in) | 48.7 mm (1.9 in) | 25 years | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 December 1914 | Orbost (Comparison), AU | daily rain | 82.6 mm (3.3 in) | 71.2 mm (2.8 in) | 21 years | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 December 1914 | Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU | daily rain | 56.4 mm (2.2 in) | 47.3 mm (1.9 in) | 4 years | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 December 1914 | Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU | daily rain | 50.3 mm (2.0 in) | 29.7 mm (1.2 in) | 28 years | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 23.3 mm (0.9 in) | 8 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Calga, AU | daily rain | 28.4 mm (1.1 in) | 15.7 mm (0.6 in) | 13 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Crown St. Reservoir, AU | daily rain | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 21 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU | daily rain | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 13.0 mm (0.5 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Cassilis Post Office, AU | daily rain | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 43 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Boolcarrol, AU | daily rain | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Gulgong Post Office, AU | daily rain | 39.6 mm (1.6 in) | 20.5 mm (0.8 in) | 21 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU | daily rain | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 14.8 mm (0.6 in) | 21 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Cobar (Meryula), AU | daily rain | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 32 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Peak Hill (Genanaguy), AU | daily rain | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 19.8 mm (0.8 in) | 3 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU | daily rain | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 21 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Tottenham (Burdenda), AU | daily rain | 17.5 mm (0.7 in) | 12.4 mm (0.5 in) | 8 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU | daily rain | 16.8 mm (0.7 in) | 11.7 mm (0.5 in) | 8 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Urawilkie, AU | daily rain | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 22 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU | daily rain | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 21 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 December 1914 | Warialda Post Office, AU | daily rain | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 3.0 mm (0.12 in) | 24 years | 12 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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1797 | 1 |
| 1799 | 2 |
| 1826 | 1 |
| 1836 | 1 |
| 1842 | 2 |
| 1850 | 3 |
| 1853 | 1 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1870 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1874 | 4 |
| 1875 | 2 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1901 | 16 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 3 |
| 1904 | 11 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1906 | 31 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| 1912 | 17 |
| 1913 | 46 |
| 1914 | 34 |
| 1915 | 32 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 239 |
| 1918 | 24 |
| 1919 | 38 |
| 1920 | 64 |
| 1921 | 130 |
| 1922 | 83 |
| 1923 | 280 |
| 1924 | 113 |
| 1925 | 183 |
| 1926 | 77 |
| 1927 | 491 |
| 1928 | 53 |
| 1929 | 224 |
| 1930 | 58 |
| 1931 | 543 |
| 1932 | 394 |
| 1933 | 409 |
| 1934 | 181 |
| 1935 | 309 |
| 1936 | 567 |
| 1937 | 500 |
| 1938 | 247 |
| 1939 | 298 |
| 1940 | 467 |
| 1941 | 159 |
| 1942 | 352 |
| 1943 | 159 |
| 1944 | 259 |
| 1945 | 210 |
| 1946 | 707 |
| 1947 | 461 |
| 1948 | 591 |
| 1949 | 384 |
| 1950 | 310 |
| 1951 | 1,421 |
| 1952 | 377 |
| 1953 | 410 |
| 1954 | 286 |
| 1955 | 429 |
| 1956 | 216 |
| 1957 | 724 |
| 1958 | 584 |
| 1959 | 414 |
| 1960 | 389 |
| 1961 | 309 |
| 1962 | 810 |
| 1963 | 1,015 |
| 1964 | 388 |
| 1965 | 1,371 |
| 1966 | 326 |
| 1967 | 1,023 |
| 1968 | 1,371 |
| 1969 | 825 |
| 1970 | 579 |
| 1971 | 568 |
| 1972 | 836 |
| 1973 | 1,370 |
| 1974 | 590 |
| 1975 | 791 |
| 1976 | 1,306 |
| 1977 | 641 |
| 1978 | 2,791 |
| 1979 | 448 |
| 1980 | 1,448 |
| 1981 | 786 |
| 1982 | 639 |
| 1983 | 2,220 |
| 1984 | 942 |
| 1985 | 593 |
| 1986 | 616 |
| 1987 | 845 |
| 1988 | 600 |
| 1989 | 506 |
| 1990 | 1,379 |
| 1991 | 703 |
| 1992 | 1,062 |
| 1993 | 718 |
| 1994 | 878 |
| 1995 | 1,151 |
| 1996 | 2,202 |
| 1997 | 988 |
| 1998 | 739 |
| 1999 | 524 |
| 2000 | 1,575 |
| 2001 | 748 |
| 2002 | 1,232 |
| 2003 | 523 |
| 2004 | 1,278 |
| 2005 | 959 |
| 2006 | 2,089 |
| 2007 | 652 |
| 2008 | 656 |
| 2009 | 867 |
| 2010 | 1,544 |
| 2011 | 739 |
| 2012 | 803 |
| 2013 | 606 |
| 2014 | 903 |
| 2015 | 748 |
| 2016 | 678 |
| 2017 | 1,589 |
| 2018 | 620 |
| 2019 | 593 |
| 2020 | 489 |
| 2021 | 1,739 |
| 2022 | 1,497 |
| 2023 | 474 |
| 2024 | 460 |
| 2025 | 760 |
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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).