Weather Records on 7 December 1942

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1942. Highest significance: Belaringar Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1942

On 7 December 1942, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 498 daily.
Belaringar Station set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 7 December 1942.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 7 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edithville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 7 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 7 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 21, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1942

Top 20 records on 7 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1942	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Chillicothe, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Lincoln, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Childress 3 W, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Nyngan (Kaluga), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Stamford Station, AU	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Mount Alfred, AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Arabella, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Chickasha, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1942	Canadian, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1942. 1942 had 526 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 200	425
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1