Weather Records on 16 December 2014

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2014. Highest significance: Aparan, AM.

Key Facts for 16 December 2014

On 16 December 2014, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 457 daily.
Aparan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 16 December 2014.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 16 December 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Aerodrome	India	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshereche	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalacinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monto Township	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkam	China	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gullbra	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 16 December 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 16 December 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2014

Top 20 records on 16 December 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2014	Aparan, AM	all-time rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 December 2014	Hakodate, JP	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	White Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, PR	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Alma, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Thorhult, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Defiance, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Elgin Water, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Rantoul, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Pickstown, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Springview 2NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall), IE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Streator 2SE, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Chamberlain 5 S, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Sandusky, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2014	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	37 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 465 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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	370
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1