Weather Records on 6 December 1972

2,565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1972. Highest significance: Evergreen, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1972

On 6 December 1972, 2,565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
405 were record highs and 1,733 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 2,495 daily.
Evergreen set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 6 December 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 6 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brantley	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,565 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 908, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 825, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 6 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	908
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	825
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 6 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 65, daily 2,495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,191 broken records

Margins by which the 2,191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1972

Top 20 records on 6 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1972	Evergreen, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1972	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	monthly rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1972	Vale, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1972	Dublin, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Rogers City 3 S, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Butler, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Orleans, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Blakely, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Ft Valley 2 E, US	all-time rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Lima, US	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Vale, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Brantley, US	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Morgan 1 W, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Virginia City, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Talbotton, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1972	Americus, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	71 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

1804 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1972. 1972 had 2,565 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 50	2,130
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4