Weather Records on 12 December 1951

175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1951. Highest significance: Kentani (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 December 1951

On 12 December 1951, 175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 173 daily.
Kentani (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 12 December 1951.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

175 stations

175 station records on 12 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kawainui Lower 193	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

175 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 12 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 12 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

137 broken records

Margins by which the 137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1951

Top 20 records on 12 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1951	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1951	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1951	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1951	Kawainui Lower 193, US	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1951	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1951	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Buxton, GB	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Araci, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Olds, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1951	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	45 years	25 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 175 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	122
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1