Weather Records on 12 December 1957

1,118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1957. Highest significance: Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN.

Key Facts for 12 December 1957

On 12 December 1957, 1,118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 790 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,069 daily.
Mukteshwar Kumaon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 12 December 1957.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,118 stations

1,118 station records on 12 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,118 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 386, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 404, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	386
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	404
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 47, daily 1,069.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1957

Top 20 records on 12 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1957	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1957	Champawat, IN	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1957	Nainital, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1957	Roorkee, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Jagadhari, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Mussoorie, IN	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Gurgaon, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Almora, IN	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Deoband, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Raipur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Nakur, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Saharanpur, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Ambari, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Huichapan, MX	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1957	Albion 5 E, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	29 years	38 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

1796 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 1,118 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	901
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1