Weather Records on 12 December 1943

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1943. Highest significance: Makwassie, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 December 1943

On 12 December 1943, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 154 daily.
Makwassie set an all-time record daily precipitation of 169.4 mm (6.7 in) on 12 December 1943.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 12 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 5, daily 154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

143 broken records

Margins by which the 143 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1943

Top 20 records on 12 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1943	Makwassie, ZA	all-time rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1943	Syferfontein, ZA	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1943	Potchefstroom, ZA	all-time rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1943	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	all-time rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Hollowaysrust, ZA	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Elandsheuwel, ZA	all-time rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1943	Nelsdrift, ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 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

1796 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 165 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	132
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1