Weather Records on 14 December 1995

1,331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1995. Highest significance: Smiths Basin, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1995

On 14 December 1995, 1,331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,283 daily.
Smiths Basin set an all-time record daily precipitation of 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 14 December 1995.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,331 stations

1,331 station records on 14 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jeedamya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lorna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sabara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	196.2 mm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Horto Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Escola Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,331 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 343, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 447, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 14 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	343
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	447
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 14 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 42, daily 1,283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,099 broken records

Margins by which the 1,099 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1995

Top 20 records on 14 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1995	Smiths Basin, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 December 1995	Jeedamya, AU	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Beaver Is, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Yerilla, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Southern Cross, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Menzies, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Turkey Hill North, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Lorna Glen, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Cambridge, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1995	Menangina, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1995	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1995	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1995	Bullfinch, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1995	E Tawas, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1995	Narndee, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1995	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1995	Gabbin North, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1995	Sabara, BR	all-time rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	51 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1995. 1995 had 1,331 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	1,060
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1