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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
Weather records on 31 December 1914 34 station records on 31 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 31 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.8 mm (2.7 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.6 mm (3.3 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.4 mm (2.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcarrolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
UrawilkieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws HawkesburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DartmouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation32.9 mm (1.3 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BulgandramineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Burra BurraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 31 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 31 December 1914 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 33. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 33Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 December 1914 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.
Records on 31 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall33
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 December 1914 by timescale Records on 31 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 31 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1914 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.2. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 2010 to 20: 820 to 30: 330 to 40: 040 to 50: 250 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1020
10 to 208
20 to 303
30 to 400
40 to 502
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1914
Top 20 records on 31 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 December 1914Bodalla Post Office, AUdaily rain67.8 mm (2.7 in)48.7 mm (1.9 in)25 years49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1914Orbost (Comparison), AUdaily rain82.6 mm (3.3 in)71.2 mm (2.8 in)21 years49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1914Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AUdaily rain56.4 mm (2.2 in)47.3 mm (1.9 in)4 years45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1914Lithgow (Cooerwull), AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)29.7 mm (1.2 in)28 years34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Bairnsdale 1, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)8 years26 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Calga, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)13 years21 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Crown St. Reservoir, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)21 years21 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Sunbury (Salesian College ), AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Boolcarrol, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Gulgong Post Office, AUdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Camden (Brownlow Hill), AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Cobar (Meryula), AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Peak Hill (Genanaguy), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Cassilis (Dalkeith), AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Tottenham (Burdenda), AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Urawilkie, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1914Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)24 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

1797 to 1914
Records on 12-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 11799: 21826: 11836: 11842: 21850: 31853: 11854: 11859: 11860: 11867: 11870: 21872: 21874: 41875: 21876: 21878: 21879: 21880: 21882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 21890: 21891: 81892: 41895: 41897: 61898: 51899: 41900: 31901: 161902: 31903: 31904: 111905: 91906: 311907: 111908: 71909: 51910: 251911: 141912: 171913: 461914: 341915: 321916: 251917: 2391918: 241919: 381920: 641921: 1301922: 831923: 2801924: 1131925: 1831926: 771927: 4911928: 531929: 2241930: 581931: 5431932: 3941933: 4091934: 1811935: 3091936: 5671937: 5001938: 2471939: 2981940: 4671941: 1591942: 3521943: 1591944: 2591945: 2101946: 7071947: 4611948: 5911949: 3841950: 3101951: 1,4211952: 3771953: 4101954: 2861955: 4291956: 2161957: 7241958: 5841959: 4141960: 3891961: 3091962: 8101963: 1,0151964: 3881965: 1,3711966: 3261967: 1,0231968: 1,3711969: 8251970: 5791971: 5681972: 8361973: 1,3701974: 5901975: 7911976: 1,3061977: 6411978: 2,7911979: 4481980: 1,4481981: 7861982: 6391983: 2,2201984: 9421985: 5931986: 6161987: 8451988: 6001989: 5061990: 1,3791991: 7031992: 1,0621993: 7181994: 8781995: 1,1511996: 2,2021997: 9881998: 7391999: 5242000: 1,5752001: 7482002: 1,2322003: 5232004: 1,2782005: 9592006: 2,0892007: 6522008: 6562009: 8672010: 1,5442011: 7392012: 8032013: 6062014: 9032015: 7482016: 6782017: 1,5892018: 6202019: 5932020: 4892021: 1,7392022: 1,4972023: 4742024: 4602025: 7601797187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-31 in each year
YearRecords
17971
17992
18261
18361
18422
18503
18531
18541
18591
18601
18671
18702
18722
18744
18752
18762
18782
18792
18802
18821
18842
18851
18863
18871
18882
18902
18918
18924
18954
18976
18985
18994
19003
190116
19023
19033
190411
19059
190631
190711
19087
19095
191025
191114
191217
191346
191434
191532
191625
1917239
191824
191938
192064
1921130
192283
1923280
1924113
1925183
192677
1927491
192853
1929224
193058
1931543
1932394
1933409
1934181
1935309
1936567
1937500
1938247
1939298
1940467
1941159
1942352
1943159
1944259
1945210
1946707
1947461
1948591
1949384
1950310
19511,421
1952377
1953410
1954286
1955429
1956216
1957724
1958584
1959414
1960389
1961309
1962810
19631,015
1964388
19651,371
1966326
19671,023
19681,371
1969825
1970579
1971568
1972836
19731,370
1974590
1975791
19761,306
1977641
19782,791
1979448
19801,448
1981786
1982639
19832,220
1984942
1985593
1986616
1987845
1988600
1989506
19901,379
1991703
19921,062
1993718
1994878
19951,151
19962,202
1997988
1998739
1999524
20001,575
2001748
20021,232
2003523
20041,278
2005959
20062,089
2007652
2008656
2009867
20101,544
2011739
2012803
2013606
2014903
2015748
2016678
20171,589
2018620
2019593
2020489
20211,739
20221,497
2023474
2024460
2025760

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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).