Weather Records on 7 December 1950

1,472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1950. Highest significance: Effingham 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1950

On 7 December 1950, 1,472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 675 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,421 daily.
Effingham 3SW set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 7 December 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,472 stations

1,472 station records on 7 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kawainui Lower 193	United States	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,472 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 329, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 346, Heaviest daily rainfall 488, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 7 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	329
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	346
Heaviest daily rainfall	488
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 7 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 1,421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,313 broken records

Margins by which the 1,313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1950

Top 20 records on 7 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1950	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	monthly rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Roanoke, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Telpoort, ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Grootfontein 11,, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Morganton, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Haina 214, US	monthly rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Agtertang, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1950	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1950. 1950 had 1,472 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 50	1,244
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2