Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017
Start: 2017-12-06
End: 2017-12-12
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017: 192 records at 156 stations, peak on 9 December 2017. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017 set or tied 192 station records at 156 stations.
It ran from 6 December 2017 to 12 December 2017 (7 days) and its peak day was 9 December 2017.
Status: closed.
Donaldsonville 4 SW set a daily record low maximum temperature of 0.6 C (33.1 F) on 9 December 2017.
The busiest day was 9 December 2017 with 71 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 118 years.

Footprint

6 to 12 December 2017

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Donaldsonville 4 SW	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2017-12-09
Hattiesburg 5SW	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2017-12-09
Batesburg	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2017-12-10
Biloxi	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2017-12-08
Lafayette Rgnl AP	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2017-12-08
Poplarville Exp STN	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2017-12-09
Jeanerette 5 NW	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2017-12-09
Bay Minette	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2017-12-09
Fairhope 2 NE	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2017-12-09
Rome	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2017-12-09
Jennings	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2017-12-09
Avon Park 2 W	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2017-12-11
Ft Pierce	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2017-12-11
Eagle Pass 3N	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2017-12-08
Lake Arthur 7 SW	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2017-12-09
Ciudad Victoria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2017-12-10
San Simon	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2017-12-08
Franklin 3 NW	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2017-12-09
Baton Rouge Metro AP	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2017-12-08
Laurel	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2017-12-09

Records per Day

Peak day 71

Records set or tied each day from 6 December 2017 to 12 December 2017. The most in one day was 71 on 9 December 2017.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017 ranked by margin
Poplarville Exp STN, 12-09	5.6 C (10.1 F)
Donaldsonville 4 SW, 12-09	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Hattiesburg 5SW, 12-09	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Baton Rouge Metro AP, 12-08	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Ciudad Victoria, 12-10	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Batesburg, 12-10	3.9 C (7.0 F)
San Simon, 12-08	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Lafayette Rgnl AP, 12-08	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Lake Arthur 7 SW, 12-09	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Biloxi, 12-08	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Jeanerette 5 NW, 12-09	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Fairhope 2 NE, 12-09	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Laurel, 12-09	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Eagle Pass 3N, 12-08	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Bay Minette, 12-09	1.6 C (2.9 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

192 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.4	100
4.4	108
3.9	112
2.2	116
5.6	80
2.8	100
2.2	118
1.6	100
2.2	90
0.5	103
0.6	100
0.6	118
0.6	118
4.0	72
2.8	80
1.7	90
3.3	72
0.6	90
2.2	80
4.4	75
1.1	83
1.1	80
1.1	80
1.6	80
8.3	52
1.7	75
7.2	48
0.5	86
0.5	80
0.5	80
0.5	80
1.2	80
2.8	60
0.6	67
5.0	48
1.1	67
1.7	60
1.7	67
5.6	43
1.1	63
1.1	67
3.3	55
0.6	62
1.1	55
2.2	48
0.6	62
0.6	62
0.4	67
1.1	55
1.1	44
0.5	60
0.6	48
2.2	52
0.5	63
0.6	44
3.4	40
2.7	40
0.6	56
1.1	48
1.1	48
1.7	48
2.3	40
1.6	44
1.6	39
2.2	36
1.1	43
1.1	55
2.3	48
4.3	28
1.6	48
0.6	39
1.7	39
3.9	28
2.2	28
3.4	28
2.8	28
1.1	39
0.5	48
3.8	28
0.5	39
3.4	24
0.6	36
0.5	48
5.5	11
7.2	11
0.6	28
0.6	40
1.1	28
5.5	19
2.7	28
0.5	36
0.6	42
3.3	28
0.6	44
2.7	28
2.8	11
0.6	36
2.2	11
2.2	14
3.3	4
3.4	28
0.5	28
0.6	40
1.2	35
0.5	40
2.2	12
0.5	39
4.5	11
4.0	6
0.5	20
1.1	36
1.2	27
3.3	0
2.2	7
2.2	11
0.6	36
0.5	36
1.7	12
1.1	39
3.9	4
0.5	39
1.6	28
1.1	28
0.6	28
1.1	28
1.1	14
0.6	14
1.6	12
0.5	28
0.5	39
1.1	12
3.3	11
3.9	4
2.8	6
1.7	28
0.6	20
0.6	28
2.3	12
0.6	12
1.7	28
1.7	27
2.2	11
2.2	11
2.3	19
1.6	28
2.8	4
0.5	28
3.3	7
0.5	11
1.1	28
0.6	4
0.5	12
0.6	4
1.1	4
2.7	4
1.1	28
1.1	12
1.1	11
2.2	7
0.6	6
1.2	7
2.8	7
1.1	11
1.7	14
1.1	20
0.6	12
3.9	6
3.5	8
0.6	11
0.6	11
1.7	7
0.6	11
1.7	15
2.8	7
2.2	4
1.2	14
0.1	24
0.5	18
1.1	3
2.8	6
0.6	19
2.2	4
0.5	7
0.3	19
1.1	6
0.5	6
0.5	12
0.6	4
0.5	6
0.5	12
1.1	3
0.5	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017 (this event)	192 records

Every Record Set

20 of 192

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 to 12 December 2017, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2017-12-08	Biloxi	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116	45 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-08	Lafayette Rgnl AP	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100	44 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-08	Eagle Pass 3N	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90	39 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-08	San Simon	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72	38 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-08	Baton Rouge Metro AP	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	75	37 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Donaldsonville 4 SW	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100	47 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Hattiesburg 5SW	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	108	47 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Poplarville Exp STN	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	80	44 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Jeanerette 5 NW	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	118	43 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Bay Minette	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100	42 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Fairhope 2 NE	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90	41 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Rome	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118	41 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Jennings	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118	41 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Lake Arthur 7 SW	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80	39 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Franklin 3 NW	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90	38 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Laurel	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80	37 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-10	Batesburg	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112	47 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-10	Ciudad Victoria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	72	39 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-11	Avon Park 2 W	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103	41 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-11	Ft Pierce	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100	41 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 192 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2017-12-06	1
2017-12-07	19
2017-12-08	56
2017-12-09	71
2017-12-10	30
2017-12-11	14
2017-12-12	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.4	100
4.4	108
3.9	112
2.2	116
5.6	80
2.8	100
2.2	118
1.6	100
2.2	90
0.5	103
0.6	100
0.6	118
0.6	118
4.0	72
2.8	80
1.7	90
3.3	72
0.6	90
2.2	80
4.4	75
1.1	83
1.1	80
1.1	80
1.6	80
8.3	52
1.7	75
7.2	48
0.5	86
0.5	80
0.5	80
0.5	80
1.2	80
2.8	60
0.6	67
5.0	48
1.1	67
1.7	60
1.7	67
5.6	43
1.1	63
1.1	67
3.3	55
0.6	62
1.1	55
2.2	48
0.6	62
0.6	62
0.4	67
1.1	55
1.1	44
0.5	60
0.6	48
2.2	52
0.5	63
0.6	44
3.4	40
2.7	40
0.6	56
1.1	48
1.1	48
1.7	48
2.3	40
1.6	44
1.6	39
2.2	36
1.1	43
1.1	55
2.3	48
4.3	28
1.6	48
0.6	39
1.7	39
3.9	28
2.2	28
3.4	28
2.8	28
1.1	39
0.5	48
3.8	28
0.5	39
3.4	24
0.6	36
0.5	48
5.5	11
7.2	11
0.6	28
0.6	40
1.1	28
5.5	19
2.7	28
0.5	36
0.6	42
3.3	28
0.6	44
2.7	28
2.8	11
0.6	36
2.2	11
2.2	14
3.3	4
3.4	28
0.5	28
0.6	40
1.2	35
0.5	40
2.2	12
0.5	39
4.5	11
4.0	6
0.5	20
1.1	36
1.2	27
3.3	0
2.2	7
2.2	11
0.6	36
0.5	36
1.7	12
1.1	39
3.9	4
0.5	39
1.6	28
1.1	28
0.6	28
1.1	28
1.1	14
0.6	14
1.6	12
0.5	28
0.5	39
1.1	12
3.3	11
3.9	4
2.8	6
1.7	28
0.6	20
0.6	28
2.3	12
0.6	12
1.7	28
1.7	27
2.2	11
2.2	11
2.3	19
1.6	28
2.8	4
0.5	28
3.3	7
0.5	11
1.1	28
0.6	4
0.5	12
0.6	4
1.1	4
2.7	4
1.1	28
1.1	12
1.1	11
2.2	7
0.6	6
1.2	7
2.8	7
1.1	11
1.7	14
1.1	20
0.6	12
3.9	6
3.5	8
0.6	11
0.6	11
1.7	7
0.6	11
1.7	15
2.8	7
2.2	4
1.2	14
0.1	24
0.5	18
1.1	3
2.8	6
0.6	19
2.2	4
0.5	7
0.3	19
1.1	6
0.5	6
0.5	12
0.6	4
0.5	6
0.5	12
1.1	3
0.5	4

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.4	100
4.4	108
3.9	112
2.2	116
5.6	80
2.8	100
2.2	118
1.6	100
2.2	90
0.5	103
0.6	100
0.6	118
0.6	118
4.0	72
2.8	80
1.7	90
3.3	72
0.6	90
2.2	80
4.4	75
1.1	83
1.1	80
1.1	80
1.6	80
8.3	52
1.7	75
7.2	48
0.5	86
0.5	80
0.5	80
0.5	80
1.2	80
2.8	60
0.6	67
5.0	48
1.1	67
1.7	60
1.7	67
5.6	43
1.1	63
1.1	67
3.3	55
0.6	62
1.1	55
2.2	48
0.6	62
0.6	62
0.4	67
1.1	55
1.1	44
0.5	60
0.6	48
2.2	52
0.5	63
0.6	44
3.4	40
2.7	40
0.6	56
1.1	48
1.1	48
1.7	48
2.3	40
1.6	44
1.6	39
2.2	36
1.1	43
1.1	55
2.3	48
4.3	28
1.6	48
0.6	39
1.7	39
3.9	28
2.2	28
3.4	28
2.8	28
1.1	39
0.5	48
3.8	28
0.5	39
3.4	24
0.6	36
0.5	48
5.5	11
7.2	11
0.6	28
0.6	40
1.1	28
5.5	19
2.7	28
0.5	36
0.6	42
3.3	28
0.6	44
2.7	28
2.8	11
0.6	36
2.2	11
2.2	14
3.3	4
3.4	28
0.5	28
0.6	40
1.2	35
0.5	40
2.2	12
0.5	39
4.5	11
4.0	6
0.5	20
1.1	36
1.2	27
3.3	0
2.2	7
2.2	11
0.6	36
0.5	36
1.7	12
1.1	39
3.9	4
0.5	39
1.6	28
1.1	28
0.6	28
1.1	28
1.1	14
0.6	14
1.6	12
0.5	28
0.5	39
1.1	12
3.3	11
3.9	4
2.8	6
1.7	28
0.6	20
0.6	28
2.3	12
0.6	12
1.7	28
1.7	27
2.2	11
2.2	11
2.3	19
1.6	28
2.8	4
0.5	28
3.3	7
0.5	11
1.1	28
0.6	4
0.5	12
0.6	4
1.1	4
2.7	4
1.1	28
1.1	12
1.1	11
2.2	7
0.6	6
1.2	7
2.8	7
1.1	11
1.7	14
1.1	20
0.6	12
3.9	6
3.5	8
0.6	11
0.6	11
1.7	7
0.6	11
1.7	15
2.8	7
2.2	4
1.2	14
0.1	24
0.5	18
1.1	3
2.8	6
0.6	19
2.2	4
0.5	7
0.3	19
1.1	6
0.5	6
0.5	12
0.6	4
0.5	6
0.5	12
1.1	3
0.5	4