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Weather Records on 6 December 1917

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1917. Highest significance: Chatham 2, CA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1917

  • On 6 December 1917, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Chatham 2 set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 6 December 1917.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 6 December 1917 22 station records on 6 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 6 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-4.7 C (23.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CullendaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
StonehengeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BobundaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 6 December 1917 by type Records set or tied on 6 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 6 December 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 December 1917 by timescale Records on 6 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 6 December 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 December 1917 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1720 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 December 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 2017
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1917
Top 20 records on 6 December 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 December 1917Chatham 2, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)18 years31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Hvar, HRdaily low max3.0 C (37.4 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)33 years26 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Parry Sound, CAdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)38 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Hvar, HRdaily low min-1.0 C (30.2 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)33 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Gysinge, SEdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Belltrees 1, AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Cottam, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Innsbruck, ATdaily low max-4.7 C (23.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Cullendale, ZAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high max5.2 C (41.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Prospect Reservoir, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Stonehenge, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Bobundara, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Darwin Post Office, AUdaily low min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Belconnen (Weetangerra), AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily low max-17.8 C (0.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Southampton, CAdaily low max (Tie)-6.1 C (21.0 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1917Port Dover, CAdaily low max (Tie)-7.2 C (19.0 F)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1804 to 1917
Records on 12-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1917. 1917 had 22 records. 01,0002,0003,0001804: 11822: 11825: 11827: 11829: 21832: 11836: 11839: 11840: 11841: 11842: 11844: 21848: 11856: 21859: 11860: 21861: 11862: 11865: 11866: 11868: 71871: 11872: 11875: 31876: 11879: 51880: 11884: 21886: 31888: 21889: 11890: 11891: 81893: 21895: 31896: 21897: 11898: 41899: 71900: 61901: 51902: 191903: 71904: 131905: 41906: 231907: 101908: 181909: 261910: 351911: 91912: 1091913: 141914: 111915: 631916: 251917: 221918: 341919: 301920: 2591921: 201922: 1501923: 1451924: 1591925: 1891926: 3081927: 1071928: 981929: 921930: 4811931: 1781932: 3631933: 3461934: 1851935: 2831936: 5241937: 9581938: 2671939: 9181940: 2641941: 2311942: 5091943: 3781944: 2031945: 2411946: 6571947: 1781948: 3961949: 1371950: 1,4191951: 1,5911952: 2291953: 5331954: 4551955: 3451956: 1,6331957: 3621958: 6401959: 3791960: 7071961: 1971962: 9161963: 3911964: 5971965: 4201966: 1,0131967: 3101968: 3561969: 8101970: 5581971: 5451972: 2,5651973: 4821974: 5491975: 6371976: 6431977: 1,4801978: 9691979: 8091980: 1,1081981: 9371982: 1,2771983: 1,2321984: 1,2451985: 1,0871986: 6951987: 9781988: 6601989: 7981990: 8001991: 7431992: 1,6221993: 4851994: 1,4671995: 1,4561996: 1,0931997: 9531998: 2,7501999: 1,0792000: 1,2302001: 1,5202002: 1,5762003: 1,3032004: 6992005: 1,2332006: 1,0972007: 1,5382008: 9132009: 8662010: 1,3642011: 1,3272012: 8482013: 2,1822014: 6152015: 7682016: 5752017: 4022018: 4692019: 3742020: 5492021: 6762022: 4322023: 1,2712024: 6202025: 6401804186218951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1917. 1917 had 22 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-06 in each year
YearRecords
18041
18221
18251
18271
18292
18321
18361
18391
18401
18411
18421
18442
18481
18562
18591
18602
18611
18621
18651
18661
18687
18711
18721
18753
18761
18795
18801
18842
18863
18882
18891
18901
18918
18932
18953
18962
18971
18984
18997
19006
19015
190219
19037
190413
19054
190623
190710
190818
190926
191035
19119
1912109
191314
191411
191563
191625
191722
191834
191930
1920259
192120
1922150
1923145
1924159
1925189
1926308
1927107
192898
192992
1930481
1931178
1932363
1933346
1934185
1935283
1936524
1937958
1938267
1939918
1940264
1941231
1942509
1943378
1944203
1945241
1946657
1947178
1948396
1949137
19501,419
19511,591
1952229
1953533
1954455
1955345
19561,633
1957362
1958640
1959379
1960707
1961197
1962916
1963391
1964597
1965420
19661,013
1967310
1968356
1969810
1970558
1971545
19722,565
1973482
1974549
1975637
1976643
19771,480
1978969
1979809
19801,108
1981937
19821,277
19831,232
19841,245
19851,087
1986695
1987978
1988660
1989798
1990800
1991743
19921,622
1993485
19941,467
19951,456
19961,093
1997953
19982,750
19991,079
20001,230
20011,520
20021,576
20031,303
2004699
20051,233
20061,097
20071,538
2008913
2009866
20101,364
20111,327
2012848
20132,182
2014615
2015768
2016575
2017402
2018469
2019374
2020549
2021676
2022432
20231,271
2024620
2025640

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).