Weather Records on 14 December 2018

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2018. Highest significance: Antwerp, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 2018

On 14 December 2018, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 679 daily.
Antwerp set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 14 December 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

699 stations

699 station records on 14 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Birchip Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Charlton (Donald St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell (Gundowringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrasco Intl	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (Johnniefelds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Hillwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Museum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berrima West (Medway (Wombat C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale (Cooyong Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dederang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 508, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 14 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	508
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 14 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 15, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 2018

Top 20 records on 14 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2018	Antwerp, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 December 2018	Birchip Reservoir, AU	all-time rain	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	77 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	124 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Aleksandrov Gaj, RU	monthly rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Wentworth (Burtundy), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	133 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Quambatook South, AU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	116 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Charlton (Donald St), AU	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AU	all-time rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2018	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	123 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2018	Crookwell (Gundowringa), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2018	Culcairn Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2018	Birchip (Woodlands), AU	all-time rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2018	Beulah West, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2018	Elmore City 3 SW, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2018	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 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

1796 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 699 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	628
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1