Weather Records on 14 December 1940

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1940. Highest significance: Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE.

Key Facts for 14 December 1940

On 14 December 1940, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 235 daily.
Heinersreuth-Vollhof set a daily record snow depth of 29.0 cm (11.4 in) on 14 December 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

237 stations

237 station records on 14 December 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arrino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 14 December 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 14 December 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1940

Top 20 records on 14 December 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1940	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1940	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1940	Ernakulam, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1940	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1940	Tres Piedras, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1940	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Pawnee City, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Merced, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Salida, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Chazy, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Denair 3 NNE, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Oberstdorf, DE	daily snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Uralsk, KZ	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1940	Malihabad, IN	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1940. 1940 had 237 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 50	181
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1