Weather Records on 1 December 1951

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1951. Highest significance: Kenilworth Tu, AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 1951

On 1 December 1951, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 558 daily.
Kenilworth Tu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 1 December 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 1 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Linton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tressillian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynrock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Knights Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nippering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 1 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 1 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1951

Top 20 records on 1 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1951	Kenilworth Tu, AU	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1951	Linton, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1951	The Oaks, AU	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1951	Hillcroft, AU	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1951	Graball, AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Maybrook, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Bodallin, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Tressillian, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Crooked Pool, AU	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Oakland, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Colfax, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Arthur River, AU	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Paisley, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Doodlakine, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Redlands, AU	all-time rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1951	Wagin, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 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

1797 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1951. 1951 had 585 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).