Weather Records on 14 December 1971

864 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1971. Highest significance: Champaign 3S, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1971

On 14 December 1971, 864 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 830 daily.
Champaign 3S set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 14 December 1971.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

864 stations

864 station records on 14 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anatone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

864 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 14 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 14 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 830.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1971

Top 20 records on 14 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1971	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1971	Windsor, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1971	Rockville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1971	Danville, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1971	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1971	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Mattoon, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Carlinville, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Grafton, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Hermann, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Tuscola, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Vila Capivari, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1971	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	47 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 864 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	684
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1