Weather Records on 12 December 1958

884 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1958. Highest significance: Medicine Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1958

On 12 December 1958, 884 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 412 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 831 daily.
Medicine Lodge set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 12 December 1958.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

884 stations

884 station records on 12 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

884 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 12 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 12 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 47, daily 831.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1958

Top 20 records on 12 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1958	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1958	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Rocky Mt, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Tarboro 1 S, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Tacambaro, MX	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Kershaw 1SW, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Neosho, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Belhaven 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Piaxtla, MX	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Kingston, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Franklin, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Los Gatos, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Elizabeth City, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Nashville, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1958	Sloan 3 S, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 884 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 100	708
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1