Weather Records on 1 December 1943

93 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1943. Highest significance: Weltevrede, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 December 1943

On 1 December 1943, 93 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 90 daily.
Weltevrede set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 1 December 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

93 stations

93 station records on 1 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

93 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 90.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

75 broken records

Margins by which the 75 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1943

Top 20 records on 1 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1943	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1943	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1943	Truro Nsac, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15.5 C (27.9 F)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Miva, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	monthly snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Kindersley, CA	daily high max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Helwan (Cairo), EG	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Norfolk, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Chama, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Metten, DE	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	monthly rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.3 C (104.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1943	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 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

1797 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1943. 1943 had 93 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 20	66
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1