Weather Records on 7 December 1941

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1941. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 7 December 1941

On 7 December 1941, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 137 daily.
Harnosand set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 7 December 1941.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 7 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.1 C (-27.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 7 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1941

Top 20 records on 7 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1941	Harnosand, SE	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1941	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1941	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	79 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Berinag, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Kargopol, RU	daily low min	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Bezenchuk, RU	daily low max	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Poretskoye, RU	daily low max	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily low max	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily low min	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Parrsboro, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Shenkursk, RU	daily low min	-33.1 C (-27.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Kirov, RU	daily low min	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1941	Beaufort, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	21 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

1801 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1941. 1941 had 139 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	106
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1