Weather Records on 14 December 1948

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1948. Highest significance: Williston Sloulin Fld, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1948

On 14 December 1948, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
523 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 743 daily.
Williston Sloulin Fld set a daily record snowfall of 12.2 cm (4.8 in) on 14 December 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 14 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 300, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 14 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	300
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 14 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 74, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1948

Top 20 records on 14 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1948	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Heppner, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Hermiston 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Weston 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Boras, SE	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Tahoe City, US	monthly snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1948	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1948	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1948	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1948	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1948	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	54 years	31 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 818 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	625
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1