Weather Records on 17 December 1944

189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1944. Highest significance: Muhammadabad, IN.

Key Facts for 17 December 1944

On 17 December 1944, 189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 187 daily.
Muhammadabad set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 17 December 1944.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

189 stations

189 station records on 17 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muhammadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selwyn Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

189 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 17 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 17 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 187.

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 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1944

Top 20 records on 17 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1944	Muhammadabad, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1944	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1944	Fergana, UZ	daily low min	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1944	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1944	Selwyn Wrc, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Warenda, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Fort McPherson, CA	daily high min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Morrisburg, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Julia Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Lucknow Station, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1944	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	2 years	23 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

1793 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 189 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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 100	139
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1