Weather Records on 17 December 1941

261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1941. Highest significance: Crescent City 3 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 1941

On 17 December 1941, 261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 260 daily.
Crescent City 3 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 17 December 1941.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

261 stations

261 station records on 17 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangowine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cardonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

261 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1941

Top 20 records on 17 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1941	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1941	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Kokpekty, KZ	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Aralskoe More, KZ	daily rain	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Supa, IN	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Achinsk, RU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Barduar, IN	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Kooskia, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Mangowine, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Kumsi, IN	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Skjak, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	San Jon, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1941	Hangal, IN	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	19 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

1793 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 261 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	192
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1