Weather Records on 14 December 1958

814 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1958. Highest significance: Biesjesfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 December 1958

On 14 December 1958, 814 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 478 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 794 daily.
Biesjesfontein set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 14 December 1958.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

814 stations

814 station records on 14 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Courela (Challner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dante	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

814 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 276, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 14 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	276
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 14 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1958

Top 20 records on 14 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1958	Biesjesfontein, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Caesars Head, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Marion, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Jammu (In-AFB), IN	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Courela (Challner), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Walhalla, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Pine Bluff, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Trenton 2, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Conceicao, BR	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1958	Morganton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	63 years	37 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 814 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 100	653
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1