Weather Records on 7 December 1943

199 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1943. Highest significance: Durawah, AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1943

On 7 December 1943, 199 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 195 daily.
Durawah set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 7 December 1943.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

199 stations

199 station records on 7 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wicka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Collanilling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

199 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

161 broken records

Margins by which the 161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1943

Top 20 records on 7 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1943	Durawah, AU	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1943	Wicka, AU	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1943	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1943	Dapto Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1943	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Kindersley, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17.2 C (31.0 F)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Vavenby, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Appin Church St, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Gosford State Nursery, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Emerson, CA	daily high max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Hinton 1, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1943	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	21 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

1801 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1943. 1943 had 199 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 10	131
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3