Weather Records on 6 December 1937

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1937. Highest significance: Axel, NL.

Key Facts for 6 December 1937

On 6 December 1937, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 756 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 949 daily.
Axel set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 6 December 1937.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 6 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 375, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 381, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 6 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	375
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	381
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 6 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 949.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

839 broken records

Margins by which the 839 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.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1937

Top 20 records on 6 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1937	Axel, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Franklin, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Spot Pond, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	St Joseph, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Contest, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Concord, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1937	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1937	Taunton, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1937	Cedar Hill 1, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1937	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1937	Galway, IE	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1937	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	54 years	31 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1937. 1937 had 958 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	804
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1