Weather Records on 7 December 1951

1,751 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1951. Highest significance: Spearfish, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1951

On 7 December 1951, 1,751 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,208 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 241 monthly and 1,510 daily.
Spearfish set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 7 December 1951.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,751 stations

1,751 station records on 7 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,751 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 580, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 628, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 7 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	580
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	628
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 7 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 241, daily 1,510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,417 broken records

Margins by which the 1,417 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

7 December 1951

Top 20 records on 7 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1951	Spearfish, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Ashwood, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Willcox, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Darradup, AU	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Toronto, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Toledo Blade, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Morgantown 1, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Toronto, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Philadelphia City, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Belleville, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Mistassini Post, CA	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1951	Carlisle, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	54 years	35 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1951. 1951 had 1,751 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 1951-12-07: 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	1,388
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1