Weather Records on 12 December 1932

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1932. Highest significance: Great Falls 16St, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1932

On 12 December 1932, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 651 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 755 daily.
Great Falls 16St set an all-time record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 12 December 1932.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 12 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 303, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 348, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 12 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	303
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	348
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 12 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 40, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1932

Top 20 records on 12 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1932	Great Falls 16St, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Gainesville, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Webster City, US	monthly snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Kingman, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Paso Robles, US	all-time low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Tooele, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Kingman, US	all-time rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1932	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1932	Holly, US	all-time low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1932	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1932	Deseret, US	all-time low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1932	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1932	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1932	Pamban, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	32 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 813 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 200	728
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1