Weather Records on 12 December 1961

1,481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1961. Highest significance: Regensburg, DE.

Key Facts for 12 December 1961

On 12 December 1961, 1,481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 515 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,386 daily.
Regensburg set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 12 December 1961.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,481 stations

1,481 station records on 12 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.4 cm (17.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,481 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 306, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 514, Heaviest daily snowfall 201, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 12 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	306
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	514
Heaviest daily snowfall	201
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 12 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 86, daily 1,386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,297 broken records

Margins by which the 1,297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1961

Top 20 records on 12 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1961	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1961	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1961	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1961	Resaca, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1961	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1961	Rome, US	monthly rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1961	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1961	Weimar, DE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Hickory, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Long Lake Dam, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Chinle, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Bluff City, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	monthly rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Parksville, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Gadsden, US	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1961	Copperhill, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	54 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 1,481 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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Data for records on 1961-12-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,246
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2