Weather Records on 14 December 1979

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1979. Highest significance: Snoqualmie Falls, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1979

On 14 December 1979, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 679 daily.
Snoqualmie Falls set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 14 December 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 14 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	58.6 cm (23.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lorenzo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Levelland	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matador	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oliver Stp	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 14 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 14 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1979

Top 20 records on 14 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1979	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1979	Banff, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1979	Banff, CA	all-time snowfall	58.6 cm (23.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1979	Anacortes, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1979	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1979	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Pekisko, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Tahoka, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Sappho 8 E, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Bellingham 2 N, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Dimmitt 6 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Abernathy, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Tahoka, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Hope A, CA	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Elida, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Avington, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Floydada, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1979	Cardston, CA	daily snowfall	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	30 years	42 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 709 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	566
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1