Weather Records on 14 December 1991

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1991. Highest significance: Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1991

On 14 December 1991, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,069 daily.
Darkes Forest (Kintyre) set a daily record precipitation of 110.4 mm (4.3 in) on 14 December 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 14 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ixcatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Raudal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Revesby (Paten Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tempoal de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Jacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ebano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	277.4 mm (10.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melchor Ocampo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bendalong Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 14 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 14 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,069.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

936 broken records

Margins by which the 936 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1991

Top 20 records on 14 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1991	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1991	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1991	Ixcatepec, MX	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1991	El Raudal, MX	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	The Channon, AU	monthly rain	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Zacualtipan (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	El Tejar, MX	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Talkeetna AP, US	daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Revesby (Paten Street), AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Tuross, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Caribou 2 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Tempoal de Sanchez, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Santa Maria Jacatepec, MX	monthly rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1991	Terrerillos, MX	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	49 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 1,098 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	903
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1