Weather Records on 14 December 1935

158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1935. Highest significance: Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1935

On 14 December 1935, 158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 157 daily.
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 14 December 1935.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

158 stations

158 station records on 14 December 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

158 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 December 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 December 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

130 broken records

Margins by which the 130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1935

Top 20 records on 14 December 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1935	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1935	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1935	Galva, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Monmouth, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Millaquin Sugar, AU	monthly rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	La Harpe, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Galva, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1935	Bilgram, IN	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1935. 1935 had 158 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	112
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2