Weather Records on 18 December 1957

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1957. Highest significance: Clinton #1, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 1957

On 18 December 1957, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
587 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 897 daily.
Clinton #1 set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 18 December 1957.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 18 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 475, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	475
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 897.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

745 broken records

Margins by which the 745 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1957

Top 20 records on 18 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1957	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1957	Aledo, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Beloit, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Morrison, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Muccan, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Freeport, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Griggsville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Geneseo, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Russellville, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Dona, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Monmouth, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1957	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1957	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1957	Jackson, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1957	Temple, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	56 years	34 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 901 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 50	738
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1