Weather Records on 14 December 1955

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1955. Highest significance: Tsumeb - Pol, NA.

Key Facts for 14 December 1955

On 14 December 1955, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 374 daily.
Tsumeb - Pol set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.2 mm (1.9 in) on 14 December 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 14 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-52.3 C (-62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Radyr Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 14 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 14 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1955

Top 20 records on 14 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1955	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	monthly rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1955	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1955	Zamora, ES	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1955	Hyndman, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1955	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1955	Toledo Lorenzana, ES	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1955	Parksville, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1955	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Springfields, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	North Bay, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Vasilevici, BY	daily low min	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily high max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Biddelia, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Storlien, SE	daily low min	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily low max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1955	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	27 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 388 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	322
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1