Weather Records on 23 December 2014

1,070 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2014. Highest significance: Putbus, DE.

Key Facts for 23 December 2014

On 23 December 2014, 1,070 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
697 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,051 daily.
Putbus set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 23 December 2014.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

1,070 stations

1,070 station records on 23 December 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	154.0 cm (60.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galtjarn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Branch STN 324.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,070 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 515, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 23 December 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	515
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 23 December 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 1,051.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

924 broken records

Margins by which the 924 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2014

Top 20 records on 23 December 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2014	Putbus, DE	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	160 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2014	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2014	Cairo 1SW, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2014	Greifswald, DE	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2014	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	154.0 cm (60.6 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Szczecin, PL	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Bowdle, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Keahua 410, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Pohnpei WSO, FM	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Barth, DE	monthly rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Tallahassee, US	monthly rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Milesovka, CZ	daily high min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2014	Galtjarn, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9 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 1,070 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 December 2014
Margin	Records
0 to 100	917
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1