Weather Records on 17 December 1967

1,121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1967. Highest significance: Safford, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 1967

On 17 December 1967, 1,121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Safford set an all-time record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 17 December 1967.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,121 stations

1,121 station records on 17 December 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Safford	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gisela	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nimbahera	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jabjur-In-Armenia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cibecue	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,121 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 564, Heaviest daily snowfall 197, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 17 December 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	564
Heaviest daily snowfall	197
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 17 December 1967 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 44, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

971 broken records

Margins by which the 971 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1967

Top 20 records on 17 December 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1967	Safford, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1967	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1967	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1967	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1967	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1967	Gisela, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1967	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1967	Nimbahera, IN	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Clifton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Eagle Creek, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Granville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Ash Fork 6 N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Tuba City, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Grangeville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Winslow AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Lemmon, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Amasia, AM	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1967	Mohall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	53 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1967. 1967 had 1,121 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	917
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1