Weather Records on 14 December 1997

1,401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1997. Highest significance: Canton 4N, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1997

On 14 December 1997, 1,401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 794 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 96 were all-time records, 112 monthly and 1,193 daily.
Canton 4N set a monthly record daily snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 14 December 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,401 stations

1,401 station records on 14 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.6 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apaseo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Polotitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Friedrichsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Escobedo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Red	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Do Vere (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cinco de Mayo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Hules	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,401 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 277, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 517, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 14 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	277
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	517
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 14 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 96, monthly 112, daily 1,193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,124 broken records

Margins by which the 1,124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1997

Top 20 records on 14 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1997	Canton 4N, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1997	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1997	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Miami WSO City, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Santa Rita, MX	all-time low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Kosciusko, US	monthly snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Atequiza, MX	all-time low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Lake Providence, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Los Castillos, MX	all-time low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Blair Athol, AU	daily rain	171.6 mm (6.8 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Santa Rosa, MX	all-time low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Santa Rosa, MX	all-time low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Apaseo, MX	all-time low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Cuixtla, MX	all-time low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge), MX	all-time low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1997	Polotitlan, MX	all-time low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	46 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 1,401 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 25	1,062
25 to 50	46
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1