Weather Records on 14 December 1944

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1944. Highest significance: Walnut, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1944

On 14 December 1944, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 240 daily.
Walnut set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 14 December 1944.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 14 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 14 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 14 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1944

Top 20 records on 14 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1944	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1944	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1944	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1944	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1944	Adur, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1944	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Pedro II, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Farias Brito, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Roper River Police, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Ouricuri, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Santana Do Matos, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Caetite, BR	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Mt Carroll, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1944	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	24 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 243 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 100	183
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1