Weather Records on 1 December 1950

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1950. Highest significance: Fairmont, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1950

On 1 December 1950, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 419 daily.
Fairmont set an all-time record snow depth of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 1 December 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 1 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoma Intake 374	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 1 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 1 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1950

Top 20 records on 1 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1950	Fairmont, US	all-time snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1950	Kenton, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1950	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Philo, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Black Point 717, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Ironton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Wallace, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Greenville Wtp, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Kahoma Intake 374, US	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1950	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 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

1797 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 437 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	316
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1