Weather Records on 14 December 2021

763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2021. Highest significance: San Luis Obispo Poly, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 2021

On 14 December 2021, 763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 744 daily.
San Luis Obispo Poly set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 14 December 2021.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

763 stations

763 station records on 14 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Santa Margarita Boost	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lompoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salsipuedes Gaging STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camarillo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolaus #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Litledal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piru 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

763 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 14 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 14 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 2021

Top 20 records on 14 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2021	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2021	Bishop AP, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	122 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2021	Santa Margarita Boost, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2021	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	127 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2021	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2021	Ojai, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2021	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2021	Lompoc, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Portola, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	131 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Salsipuedes Gaging STN, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Juncal Dam, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	King City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Joseph, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Berry Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Boca, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Oceanside Marina, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2021	Old Faithful, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	54 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 763 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	596
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1