Weather Records on 12 December 1937

468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1937. Highest significance: Peddie (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 December 1937

On 12 December 1937, 468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 435 daily.
Peddie (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 12 December 1937.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

468 stations

468 station records on 12 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

468 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 12 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 12 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1937

Top 20 records on 12 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1937	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Manti, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Marnitz, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Boulder, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Waimanalo 794, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Greeley, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1937	Low Head (Comparison), AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1937	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1937	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1937	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1937	Paso Robles, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1937	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1937	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1937	Schwerin, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	16 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

1796 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 468 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	364
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1