Weather Records on 17 December 2014

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2014. Highest significance: Lydenburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 December 2014

On 17 December 2014, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 366 daily.
Lydenburg set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 17 December 2014.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 17 December 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iida	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gullbra	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oparino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yakima AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tonghe	China	Record low maximum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mudanjiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Takayama	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wakayama	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johannesburg Intl	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mishima	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 17 December 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 17 December 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 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

17 December 2014

Top 20 records on 17 December 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2014	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2014	Mombetsu, JP	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Canovanas, PR	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Obihiro, JP	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	4.7 cm (1.9 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Udialla, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Abashiri, JP	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Mys Krilon, RU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Omu, JP	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	31.9 C (89.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Ternej, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Juzhno-Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Skegness, GB	daily high max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Waverly, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Takayama, JP	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2014	Rimini, IT	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	35 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 370 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	279
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2