Weather Records on 14 December 1936

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1936. Highest significance: Soyland I Gjesdal, NO.

Key Facts for 14 December 1936

On 14 December 1936, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 361 daily.
Soyland I Gjesdal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 157.8 mm (6.2 in) on 14 December 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 14 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 17, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1936

Top 20 records on 14 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1936	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	all-time rain	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1936	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1936	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	all-time rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1936	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	all-time rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1936	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Bakke, NO	all-time rain	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Morangarell, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Wantabadgery, AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Thelangerin East, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Pratten, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Pomingalarna, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Bjornholt, NO	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1936	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 384 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	301
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1