Weather Records on 12 December 1938

103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1938. Highest significance: Nullagine, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1938

On 12 December 1938, 103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 102 daily.
Nullagine set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 12 December 1938.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

103 stations

103 station records on 12 December 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.9 C (112.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.9 C (-45.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.8 C (-46.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

103 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 December 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 December 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 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

12 December 1938

Top 20 records on 12 December 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1938	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1938	Brocken, DE	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily high max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Aachen, DE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Holy Cross, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high max	44.9 C (112.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1938	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	17 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 103 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 20	76
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1