Weather Records on 14 December 1962

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1962. Highest significance: Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1962

On 14 December 1962, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 474 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 850 daily.
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet) set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 14 December 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

886 stations

886 station records on 14 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 263, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 14 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	263
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 14 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 27, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1962

Top 20 records on 14 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1962	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Allegan 5NE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Baddeck, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Hornsby (Pretoria Parade), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Cumberland, CA	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Kelvin (Kahana), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Waaihoek, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Holland Wtp, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Highland Home, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Pushmataha, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1962	Albion 5 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	36 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 886 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	677
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2