Weather Records on 14 December 1964

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1964. Highest significance: El-Golea, DZ.

Key Facts for 14 December 1964

On 14 December 1964, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 327 daily.
El-Golea set a daily record precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 14 December 1964.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 14 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1964

Top 20 records on 14 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1964	El-Golea, DZ	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1964	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Nugent, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Glenns Ferry, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Runnymede (Whitemarsh), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Cape St James, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Villahermosa (Smn), MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Bell Falls, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Biggar, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Soledad de Doblado, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Lind 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1964	Bowie, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1964	Saint Maries, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1964	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1964	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1964	Skagway, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1964	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1964	Council, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1964	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	32 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1964. 1964 had 337 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	207
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1