Weather Records on 7 December 1945

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1945. Highest significance: Millsboro, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1945

On 7 December 1945, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 233 daily.
Millsboro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 7 December 1945.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 7 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscarora Andrae Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

198 broken records

Margins by which the 198 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1945

Top 20 records on 7 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1945	Millsboro, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Plymouth, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Seven Persons, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Medicine Hat A, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Wapashoe, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1945	Princeton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1945	Franklin, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1945	Arnsberg, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1945	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1945	Beechal, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1945	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1945	Buxton, GB	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1945	White River Junction, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1945	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	27 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1945. 1945 had 240 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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Data for records on 1945-12-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	186
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1