Weather Records on 14 December 1966

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1966. Highest significance: Strathbogie North, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1966

On 14 December 1966, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 466 daily.
Strathbogie North set a daily record precipitation of 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 14 December 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 14 December 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hansonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devenish	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmerton (Woodlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 14 December 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 14 December 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1966

Top 20 records on 14 December 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1966	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1966	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1966	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1966	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Hay (Eurolie), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Caniambo, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Hansonville, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie), AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Baddaginnie, AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1966	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	43 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 483 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	403
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1