Weather Records on 14 December 1956

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1956. Highest significance: Deal Island, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1956

On 14 December 1956, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 426 daily.
Deal Island set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 14 December 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 14 December 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horner	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoult Lock 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 December 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 December 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1956

Top 20 records on 14 December 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1956	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1956	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1956	Dhing, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Charleston 1, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Mornington Island, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Lancaster, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Benson, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Horner, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Weston, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Cairo 3 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Creston, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Huntington 1, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1956	Glen Innes Gasworks, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 443 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 20	328
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1