Weather Records on 17 December 1961

911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1961. Highest significance: Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU.

Key Facts for 17 December 1961

On 17 December 1961, 911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 891 daily.
Uplands (Gibbo River Park) set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 17 December 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

911 stations

911 station records on 17 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

911 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 498, Heaviest daily snowfall 202, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 17 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	498
Heaviest daily snowfall	202
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 17 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1961

Top 20 records on 17 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1961	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Chinle, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	South Nietta, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Caron, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Rimrock Tieton Dam, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Dancy 4 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Crown King, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Jennings, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Brooks Ahrc, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Beechy, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Stave Falls, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1961	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	101 years	45 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 911 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 100	747
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2