Weather Records on 1 December 1937

238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1937. Highest significance: Bjuroklubb, SE.

Key Facts for 1 December 1937

On 1 December 1937, 238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 225 daily.
Bjuroklubb set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 1 December 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

238 stations

238 station records on 1 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Hindmarsh South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tebessa	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

238 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 1 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 1 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 225.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1937

Top 20 records on 1 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1937	Bjuroklubb, SE	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1937	Sedan, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Truro, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Port Augusta (Saltia), AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Robertstown, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Wellington East, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Kukicherra, IN	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Dutton, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Silverton Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Australia Plains, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Stockholm, SE	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Aijal, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1937	Mannum (Sanderston), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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

1797 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1937. 1937 had 238 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	215
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1