Weather Records on 14 December 2004

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2004. Highest significance: Eldorado, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 2004

On 14 December 2004, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 715 daily.
Eldorado set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 14 December 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 14 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perth (Forestry Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Cambock Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weetah (Weetah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fedafjorden II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio Zaragoza -Belen-	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hagley (Fairbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Distillery Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alcomunga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cann River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acambay	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Tepeuxila	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Batan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 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 2004

Top 20 records on 14 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2004	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2004	Linesville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Inverness, GB	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Rochester, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Chardon, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Perth (Forestry Nursery), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Helland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Deddington (Marathon), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Evandale (Cambock Lane), AU	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Tongala, AU	monthly rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Dargo, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Weetah (Weetah Road), AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Scottsdale (West Minstone Road, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Fedafjorden II, NO	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2004	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	40 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 738 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	538
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2