Weather Records on 1 December 1942

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1942. Highest significance: Grass Valley, AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 1942

On 1 December 1942, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 416 daily.
Grass Valley set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 1 December 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 1 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirami	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Salmon 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 1 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 1 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1942

Top 20 records on 1 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1942	Grass Valley, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Ashland, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Framingham, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Beech Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Groton, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Kenilworth Tu, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Merredin, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Lake Konomoc, US	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Nukarni, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Shawinigan, CA	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Armstrong, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1942	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	34 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1942. 1942 had 424 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 200	355
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1