Weather Records on 12 December 1931

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1931. Highest significance: Cuddalore, IN.

Key Facts for 12 December 1931

On 12 December 1931, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 471 daily.
Cuddalore set an all-time record daily precipitation of 426.5 mm (16.8 in) on 12 December 1931.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 12 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	426.5 mm (16.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1931

Top 20 records on 12 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1931	Cuddalore, IN	all-time rain	426.5 mm (16.8 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	18 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1931	Thathaiengarpet, IN	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1931	Wandiwash, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1931	Panruti, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1931	Mercanam, IN	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1931	Vanur, IN	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1931	Villupuram, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1931	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1931	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1931	Arni, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1931	Burnside, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1931	Barwani, IN	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1931	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1931	Gingee, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1931	Madurantakam, IN	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1931	Uttiramerur, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1931	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1931	Palamner, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1931	Somerville 4 NW, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1931	Dover, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	26 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 522 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 50	387
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1