Weather Records on 12 December 1942

257 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1942. Highest significance: Collarenebri (Albert St), AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1942

On 12 December 1942, 257 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 251 daily.
Collarenebri (Albert St) set a daily record precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 12 December 1942.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

257 stations

257 station records on 12 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

257 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 12 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 12 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1942

Top 20 records on 12 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1942	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Milguy (Myee), AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Glen Elgin (Glenbrook), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Yantabulla Station, AU	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Harrisburg, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1942	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1942	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1942	Moree (Bullerana), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1942	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1942	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1942	Moree Post Office, AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1942	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	29.3 C (84.7 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1942	Scottsburg, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1942	Glen Innes Gasworks, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	28 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

1796 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 257 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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 50	210
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1