Weather Records on 1 December 1941

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1941. Highest significance: Alberni Beaver Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 1 December 1941

On 1 December 1941, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 382 daily.
Alberni Beaver Creek set a daily record precipitation of 104.4 mm (4.1 in) on 1 December 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 1 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nimagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1941

Top 20 records on 1 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1941	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1941	Millstream, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1941	Nimagee, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	St John's, CA	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Prince Rupert, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Bumping Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Glenbervie Station, AU	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Mana 1026, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Denman Island, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Sable Island, CA	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Kennewick, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1941	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	53 years	20 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

1797 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1941. 1941 had 391 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 10	248
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1