Weather Records on 15 December 2014

1,045 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2014. Highest significance: Bridgeport, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 2014

On 15 December 2014, 1,045 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
665 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,026 daily.
Bridgeport set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 15 December 2014.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,045 stations

1,045 station records on 15 December 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ord #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,045 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 568, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 15 December 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	568
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 15 December 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 1,026.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

906 broken records

Margins by which the 906 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 2014

Top 20 records on 15 December 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2014	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 December 2014	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	116 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2014	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2014	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2014	Burlington, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Newport, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Allerton, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Arcadia, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Anselmo 2 WSW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Burwell 2WSW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Ord #2, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Winona, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Bonny Dam 2NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Clarinda, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2014	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	101 years	47 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

1793 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2014. 2014 had 1,045 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	867
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1