Weather Records on 14 December 1950

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1950. Highest significance: Minot Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1950

On 14 December 1950, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 300 daily.
Minot Exp STN set a monthly record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 14 December 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 14 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1950

Top 20 records on 14 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1950	Minot Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Moola Bulla, AU	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Chidambaram, IN	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Sirkali, IN	daily rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Neidavasal, IN	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Kurinjipadi, IN	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1950	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1950	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1950	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1950	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1950	Tiruvannamalai, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1950	Galway, IE	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 305 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	236
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1