Weather Records on 14 December 1963

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1963. Highest significance: Ironwood, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1963

On 14 December 1963, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 386 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 654 daily.
Ironwood set a daily record snowfall of 37.6 cm (14.8 in) on 14 December 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

663 stations

663 station records on 14 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woronora Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warm Springs Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 188, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 14 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	188
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 14 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1963

Top 20 records on 14 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1963	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Bironkhol, IN	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Pokolbin 1 Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Woronora Dam, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Maddens Creek, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low min	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Idaho City, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Louisville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Mexia, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1963	Saentis, CH	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1963	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1963	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1963	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1963	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1963	Pechey Forestry, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	31 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 663 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	535
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1