Weather Records on 14 December 1987

1,317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1987. Highest significance: Palestine, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1987

On 14 December 1987, 1,317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,194 daily.
Palestine set a monthly record daily snowfall of 31.8 cm (12.5 in) on 14 December 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,317 stations

1,317 station records on 14 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Taloga	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gage	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pawhuska	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarockin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,317 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 281, Deepest snow cover 172.

Records on 14 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	281
Deepest snow cover	172

Records on 14 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 96, daily 1,194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,117 broken records

Margins by which the 1,117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1987

Top 20 records on 14 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1987	Palestine, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	91 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 December 1987	Hillsboro, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	89 years	79 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Canadian, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	79 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Taloga, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Vandalia, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Gage, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Yates Ctr, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Carthage, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Pawhuska, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Cherokee 4W, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Ft Supply 3SE, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Higgins, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Panhandle, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1987	Hereford, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1987	Miami, US	monthly snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1987	Clarendon, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1987	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1987	Borger, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	57 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 1,317 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	864
50 to 100	151
100 to 150	70
150 to 200	23
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3