Weather Records on 11 December 2014

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 2014. Highest significance: Machias, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 2014

On 11 December 2014, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
460 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 839 daily.
Machias set a daily record precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 11 December 2014.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 11 December 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Launceston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Birralee Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harry L Englebright Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perth (Forestry Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Alto	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleyong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steenwijksmoer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 11 December 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 11 December 2014 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 50, daily 839.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

747 broken records

Margins by which the 747 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 2014

Top 20 records on 11 December 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 2014	Machias, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2014	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2014	Peru 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2014	Mt Hebron Rs, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2014	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2014	Launceston Airport, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2014	Cornwall, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Moffett Fed Airfield, US	all-time rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Richmond (Lowlands), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), NL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Camp Pardee, US	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	126 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Salinas AP, US	all-time rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Modesto AP, US	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2014	McCloud, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	53 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2014. 2014 had 893 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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 100	726
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1