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Weather Records on 4 December 1972

1,973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1972. Highest significance: Diversion Dam, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1972

  • On 4 December 1972, 1,973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 76 were record highs and 1,502 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,957 daily.
  • Diversion Dam set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 4 December 1972.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,973 stations
Weather records on 4 December 1972 1,973 station records on 4 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,973 station records on 4 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Diversion DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
GraceUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
HollisterUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
SenecaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Orman DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
BasinUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
SundanceUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City RschUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.5 cm (6.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
ValeUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
CorinneUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall11.2 cm (4.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
ColonyUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall CreekUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park MammothUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)43 of 100 (Notable)
MarquetteUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)43 of 100 (Notable)
WinonaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park MammothUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Daly WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.6 mm (2.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
GrangevilleUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
RichmondUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire DeptUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic LakeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle FourcheUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
WinnebagoUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
HighmoreUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn DamUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
DuboisUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
NewcastleUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
CondaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
DriggsUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 NUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur SpringsUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
NewellUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
JacksonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Three CreekUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Webster CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
MinneapolisUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
DarbyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
LivingstonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
HeppnerUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912United StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
NewportUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Canon CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.3 cm (7.6 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.8 cm (6.6 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
MilacaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana WesternUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen DamUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-21.7 C (-7.1 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
RoundupUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
PendletonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,973 records
Records on 4 December 1972 by type Records set or tied on 4 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 1,001, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 501, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 50. 05001,0001,500Highest daily maximum: 25Lowest daily maximum: 1,001Highest daily minimum: 51Lowest daily minimum: 501Heaviest daily rainfall: 186Heaviest daily snowfall: 159Deepest snow cover: 50Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 1,001, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 501, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 50.
Records on 4 December 1972 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum25
Lowest daily maximum1,001
Highest daily minimum51
Lowest daily minimum501
Heaviest daily rainfall186
Heaviest daily snowfall159
Deepest snow cover50
Records on 4 December 1972 by timescale Records on 4 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,957. 05001,0001,5002,000all-time: 0monthly: 16daily: 1,957all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,957.
Records on 4 December 1972 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly16
daily1,957

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,711 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1972 Margins by which the 1,711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted. 05001,0001,5002,0000 to 50: 1,63950 to 100: 45100 to 150: 14150 to 200: 9200 to 250: 2250 to 300: 20 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300
Margins by which the 1,711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1972
MarginRecords
0 to 501,639
50 to 10045
100 to 15014
150 to 2009
200 to 2502
250 to 3002

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1972
Top 20 records on 4 December 1972 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 December 1972Diversion Dam, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)52 years58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Grace, USdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)31 years55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Hollister, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)11.9 cm (4.7 in)41 years52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Mitchell 2 NW, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)23 years52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Seneca, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)60 years50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Orman Dam, USdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)19.1 cm (7.5 in)13 years49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Basin, USdaily snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)9.6 cm (3.8 in)24 years48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Sundance, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)56 years47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Little Falls City Rsch, USdaily snowfall15.5 cm (6.1 in)7.9 cm (3.1 in)72 years45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Vale, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)12.4 cm (4.9 in)13 years44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Corinne, USdaily snowfall11.2 cm (4.4 in)6.1 cm (2.4 in)70 years44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Colony, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)14.0 cm (5.5 in)22 years44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Crandall Creek, USmonthly rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)6 years44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Yellowstone Park Mammoth, USdaily low min-26.7 C (-16.1 F)8.4 C (15.1 F)76 years43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Marquette, USdaily low min-17.2 C (1.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)109 years43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Winona, USdaily low max-16.7 C (1.9 F)7.3 C (13.1 F)76 years42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Yellowstone Park Mammoth, USmonthly low max-22.2 C (-8.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)71 years42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Daly Waters, AUdaily rain55.6 mm (2.2 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)18 years41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972American Falls 6 NE, USdaily low min-25.0 C (-13.0 F)8.3 C (14.9 F)68 years41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1972Grangeville, USdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)9.4 C (16.9 F)44 years41 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 1972
Records on 12-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 1,973 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21797: 11810: 21823: 11829: 21846: 11847: 11849: 11850: 11852: 31854: 11855: 51856: 21858: 11859: 11860: 11861: 11865: 11866: 11867: 11868: 21870: 31872: 11873: 11875: 21876: 11878: 11879: 71882: 31883: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 41892: 91896: 21897: 51898: 91899: 31900: 131901: 71902: 151903: 71904: 61905: 161906: 251907: 51908: 81909: 451910: 71911: 271912: 461913: 591914: 611915: 611916: 951917: 311918: 271919: 941920: 541921: 601922: 721923: 1421924: 1291925: 2661926: 1741927: 1841928: 1431929: 4321930: 2211931: 4111932: 2651933: 5241934: 1491935: 3301936: 6371937: 1481938: 2751939: 4431940: 6001941: 1,3261942: 4501943: 2591944: 3771945: 3321946: 5151947: 5771948: 5041949: 1201950: 8521951: 5831952: 2691953: 7381954: 6891955: 8111956: 6921957: 3501958: 5291959: 2121960: 6281961: 5701962: 5741963: 2851964: 1,1951965: 5901966: 1,0471967: 4281968: 7751969: 3661970: 9331971: 7681972: 1,9731973: 1,1241974: 6511975: 7571976: 6691977: 6541978: 1,5821979: 9431980: 9761981: 6381982: 2,1381983: 1,2841984: 7961985: 1,2391986: 5491987: 6241988: 7641989: 1,5411990: 1,1641991: 1,1781992: 1,0751993: 7081994: 1,0291995: 9721996: 6841997: 6541998: 2,5491999: 9302000: 8952001: 9742002: 1,4782003: 5952004: 7212005: 1,0752006: 1,5102007: 1,0052008: 6522009: 1,1142010: 1,8742011: 1,2522012: 1,4822013: 1,2272014: 6292015: 4282016: 5332017: 6072018: 5632019: 5222020: 4242021: 9422022: 4372023: 7362024: 5902025: 5351796186518891910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 1,973 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-04 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17971
18102
18231
18292
18461
18471
18491
18501
18523
18541
18555
18562
18581
18591
18601
18611
18651
18661
18671
18682
18703
18721
18731
18752
18761
18781
18797
18823
18832
18851
18864
18871
18881
18891
18914
18929
18962
18975
18989
18993
190013
19017
190215
19037
19046
190516
190625
19075
19088
190945
19107
191127
191246
191359
191461
191561
191695
191731
191827
191994
192054
192160
192272
1923142
1924129
1925266
1926174
1927184
1928143
1929432
1930221
1931411
1932265
1933524
1934149
1935330
1936637
1937148
1938275
1939443
1940600
19411,326
1942450
1943259
1944377
1945332
1946515
1947577
1948504
1949120
1950852
1951583
1952269
1953738
1954689
1955811
1956692
1957350
1958529
1959212
1960628
1961570
1962574
1963285
19641,195
1965590
19661,047
1967428
1968775
1969366
1970933
1971768
19721,973
19731,124
1974651
1975757
1976669
1977654
19781,582
1979943
1980976
1981638
19822,138
19831,284
1984796
19851,239
1986549
1987624
1988764
19891,541
19901,164
19911,178
19921,075
1993708
19941,029
1995972
1996684
1997654
19982,549
1999930
2000895
2001974
20021,478
2003595
2004721
20051,075
20061,510
20071,005
2008652
20091,114
20101,874
20111,252
20121,482
20131,227
2014629
2015428
2016533
2017607
2018563
2019522
2020424
2021942
2022437
2023736
2024590
2025535

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).