Weather Records on 14 December 2023

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2023. Highest significance: Gage AP, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 2023

On 14 December 2023, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 592 daily.
Gage AP set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 14 December 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 14 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	429.0 mm (16.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	450.0 mm (17.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	461.8 mm (18.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliff Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	340.6 mm (13.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	572.4 mm (22.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forthside Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parkham (Avenue Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aasufou	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waste Isolt'n Pilot Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitchfork Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton-Sherman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Funafuti Intl Arpt	Tuvalu	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zhijiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 14 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 14 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 2023

Top 20 records on 14 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2023	Gage AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 December 2023	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	monthly rain	429.0 mm (16.9 in)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	59 years	77 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2023	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2023	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	450.0 mm (17.7 in)	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	48 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2023	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2023	Turkey, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2023	Tinaroo Falls Dam, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2023	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2023	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2023	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	monthly rain	461.8 mm (18.2 in)	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Hooker, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Bengbu, CN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	White Cliff Point, AU	monthly rain	340.6 mm (13.4 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Eagle Nest, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	all-time rain	572.4 mm (22.5 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Memphis, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Forthside Research Station, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Dodge City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Konotop, UA	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Wynyard Airport, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	52 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2023. 2023 had 619 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	531
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3