Weather Records on 31 December 1974

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1974. Highest significance: Clohesy River, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1974

On 31 December 1974, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 569 daily.
Clohesy River set a daily record precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 31 December 1974.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 31 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carcross	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	480.0 cm (189.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unalakleet Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 31 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 31 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1974

Top 20 records on 31 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1974	Clohesy River, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Carcross, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Koah, AU	monthly rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Stavanger - Valand, NO	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	King Junction, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Krasnodar, RU	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Cressy Post Office, AU	monthly rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Cairns Aero, AU	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Salto Do Itarare, BR	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Saguache, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Zugspitze, DE	monthly snow depth	480.0 cm (189.0 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Seligman, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1974	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	35 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

1797 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1974. 1974 had 590 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	455
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1