Weather Records on 14 December 1959

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1959. Highest significance: Chicoutimi, CA.

Key Facts for 14 December 1959

On 14 December 1959, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 290 daily.
Chicoutimi set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 14 December 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 14 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scenic	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Floyd	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jewett Work Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 14 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 14 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1959

Top 20 records on 14 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1959	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1959	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1959	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1959	Oxford, GB	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Payson Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Dudinin, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Lavers Hill, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Scenic, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Chilliwack, CA	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Lake Louise, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Elliott Research Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Jemez Springs, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1959	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1959	Kingston, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	34 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 294 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	228
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1