Weather Records on 17 December 1957

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1957. Highest significance: Houston, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 1957

On 17 December 1957, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
448 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 680 daily.
Houston set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.9 mm (4.0 in) on 17 December 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 17 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Porte	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 381, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	381
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1957

Top 20 records on 17 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1957	Houston, US	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Jerome, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Tejon Rancho, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Russellville, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	La Porte, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	all-time rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Boca, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Salem, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Greenville, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1957	Georgetown, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1957	Hilo 86A, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1957	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1957	Farmington, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1957	Hat Creek, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1957	Truckee Rs, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1957	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1957	Nevada Wtp, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1957	Tahlequah, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	44 years	29 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

1793 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 686 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	516
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1