Weather Records on 18 December 2014

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 2014. Highest significance: Abashiri, JP.

Key Facts for 18 December 2014

On 18 December 2014, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 553 daily.
Abashiri set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 18 December 2014.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 18 December 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gridley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virgil	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zweelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burns 5W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melvern Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helens Rfd	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huesca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 18 December 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 18 December 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 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

18 December 2014

Top 20 records on 18 December 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 2014	Abashiri, JP	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2014	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Takayama, JP	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Benschop, NL	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Wamego 4 W, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily high min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Circleville 7 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Bruning, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Barnard, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Iola 1 W, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Pomona Lake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Milan, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2014	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2014	Dresden-Strehlen, DE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 556 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	414
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1