Weather Records on 14 December 1953

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1953. Highest significance: Melfort, CA.

Key Facts for 14 December 1953

On 14 December 1953, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 358 daily.
Melfort set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 14 December 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 14 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlgren Weapons Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 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 1953

Top 20 records on 14 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1953	Melfort, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Hyannis, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Muncie 4 SE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	La Plata 1 W, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Cheraw, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1953	Campo Largo, BR	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1953	Lost River, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1953	Barrage A Lac Kempt, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1953	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1953	Hopewell, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1953	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1953	Delaware Cy Reedy Poin, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 370 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	249
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1