Weather Records on 14 December 1924

238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1924. Highest significance: Bourke (Beemery), AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1924

On 14 December 1924, 238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 228 daily.
Bourke (Beemery) set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 14 December 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

238 stations

238 station records on 14 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borambola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

238 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1924

Top 20 records on 14 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1924	Bourke (Beemery), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Tapio, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Box Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Battleford, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Borambola, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1924	Banff, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1924	Rutherglen Netherby Wine, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1924	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1924	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1924	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1924	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1924	Collendina, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1924	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1924	Pyramid Hill, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	25 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 238 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	188
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1