Weather Records on 12 December 1950

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1950. Highest significance: Daly Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1950

On 12 December 1950, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 337 daily.
Daly Waters set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 12 December 1950.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 12 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 12 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 12 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1950

Top 20 records on 12 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1950	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1950	Woodland, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1950	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1950	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1950	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1950	St Andrews, CA	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1950	Tadoussac, CA	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1950	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1950	Anticosti SW Point, CA	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1950	Houlton, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1950	Effingham 3SW, US	all-time snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1950	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1950	Leliekloof, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1950	Aledo, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1950	Fort Simpson, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	2.7 cm (1.1 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1950	Oroville 1 N, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1950	Ft Valley, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1950	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1950	Saint John, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1950	Presque Isle, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	26 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

1796 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 364 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	265
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1