Weather Records on 12 December 2014

1,040 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2014. Highest significance: Yuleba Garden St, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 2014

On 12 December 2014, 1,040 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
634 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 988 daily.
Yuleba Garden St set a daily record precipitation of 86.2 mm (3.4 in) on 12 December 2014.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,040 stations

1,040 station records on 12 December 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bakersfield AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Salinas #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Verdes Es Fc43D	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos Arburua Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durrandella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Twitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lemoore Reeves NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,040 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 343, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 12 December 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	343
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 12 December 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

882 broken records

Margins by which the 882 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2014

Top 20 records on 12 December 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2014	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 December 2014	Merced, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2014	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2014	Delano, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2014	King City, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2014	Bakersfield AP, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2014	Euleilah Creek, AU	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2014	Newark, US	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2014	Salinas #2, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Yuleba State Forest, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Palos Verdes Es Fc43D, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	San Clemente Dam, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Monterey, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Rewan Station, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Fiddletown Dexter Rch, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Tejon Rancho, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Tiree, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2014	Los Banos, US	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	99 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2014. 2014 had 1,040 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	818
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3