Weather Records on 14 December 1929

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1929. Highest significance: Grants Pass, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1929

On 14 December 1929, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 386 daily.
Grants Pass set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 14 December 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 14 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1929

Top 20 records on 14 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1929	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1929	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Ashland, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Berkeley, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Norman 3SSE, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Jacksonville, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Jacksonville, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	monthly high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Joseph, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1929	Quincy, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 410 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 10	310
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1