Weather Records on 14 December 1942

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1942. Highest significance: Hana 354, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1942

On 14 December 1942, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 315 daily.
Hana 354 set a daily record precipitation of 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 14 December 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 14 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1942

Top 20 records on 14 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1942	Hana 354, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Murgon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1942	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1942	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1942	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20.0 C (36.0 F)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1942	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1942	Howell, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1942	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1942	Emsdale, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1942	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1942	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1942	Ballina West, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	29 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 323 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	223
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1