Weather Records on 14 December 1972

907 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1972. Highest significance: Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1972

On 14 December 1972, 907 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 874 daily.
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 14 December 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

907 stations

907 station records on 14 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coalinga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

907 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 14 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 14 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 25, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

747 broken records

Margins by which the 747 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1972

Top 20 records on 14 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1972	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1972	Bolsoy Santar, RU	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Vrugbaar, ZA	monthly rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Friant Government Camp, US	all-time low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Vale, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Milford, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Beulah, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	McMillin Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Genoa, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	129 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Grants Pass, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Sonora, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Dawson, US	all-time rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Vale, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1972	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	39 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 907 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	689
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1