Weather Records on 22 December 2014

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2014. Highest significance: Breckenridge, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 2014

On 22 December 2014, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
582 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 886 daily.
Breckenridge set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 22 December 2014.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 22 December 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.8 cm (21.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fawn Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tony Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wismar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 435, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 22 December 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	435
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 22 December 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2014

Top 20 records on 22 December 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2014	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2014	Climax, US	daily snowfall	53.8 cm (21.2 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2014	Climax, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2014	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Wittenborn, DE	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Elizabeth City, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Levan, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Altentreptow, DE	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall), IE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Grants Pass, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Fawn Creek, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Cochetopa Creek, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Red Pine Ridge, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Ft Davis, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	Darby, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2014	McDermitt, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	45 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 915 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	764
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,415

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	728
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	3