Weather Records on 14 December 1978

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1978. Highest significance: Winterswijk, NL.

Key Facts for 14 December 1978

On 14 December 1978, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 380 daily.
Winterswijk set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 14 December 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 14 December 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bocholt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herford	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 14 December 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 14 December 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1978

Top 20 records on 14 December 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1978	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1978	Muenster, DE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1978	Strijen, NL	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Borken In Westfalen, DE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Bocholt, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Jamestown 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Kleve, DE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1978	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	78 years	38 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 389 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	315
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1