Weather Records on 12 December 1924

130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1924. Highest significance: Cooktown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1924

On 12 December 1924, 130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 118 daily.
Cooktown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 12 December 1924.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

130 stations

130 station records on 12 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

130 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 12 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

106 broken records

Margins by which the 106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1924

Top 20 records on 12 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1924	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1924	Myrniong, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1924	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	40.1 C (104.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Redding Fire STN 2, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	41.4 C (106.5 F)	10.3 C (18.5 F)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Pocahontas 1, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	New Westminster, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	24.1 C (75.4 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Beechal, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Miles City, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1924	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	19 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

1796 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 130 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	100
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1