Weather Records on 7 December 1944

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1944. Highest significance: Lifjell, NO.

Key Facts for 7 December 1944

On 7 December 1944, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 353 daily.
Lifjell set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 7 December 1944.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 7 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1944

Top 20 records on 7 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1944	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1944	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1944	Enterprise, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1944	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1944	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1944	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1944	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1944	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Newport, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Searcy, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Laurel, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Manantoddy, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Rauland, NO	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	all-time low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	9 years	29 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1944. 1944 had 357 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 20	294
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1