Weather Records on 14 December 2001

1,391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2001. Highest significance: Leesville, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 2001

On 14 December 2001, 1,391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
584 were record highs and 419 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,364 daily.
Leesville set a daily record precipitation of 146.6 mm (5.8 in) on 14 December 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,391 stations

1,391 station records on 14 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gorum Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bar 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harare (Kutsaga)	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,391 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 366, Lowest daily minimum 188, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 14 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	366
Lowest daily minimum	188
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 14 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 1,364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,155 broken records

Margins by which the 1,155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 214.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 2001

Top 20 records on 14 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2001	Leesville, US	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2001	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2001	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2001	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2001	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2001	Selma, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Rolling Fk, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Gorum Fire Twr, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low min	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Fayette, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Garden Valley, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Vaiden 1 SSW, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Warrior L&D, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Fairfield Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Shubuta, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2001	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	110 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 1,391 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	1,100
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1