Weather Records on 12 December 1972

1,669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1972. Highest significance: Louisiana Starks Nurse, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1972

On 12 December 1972, 1,669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 555 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,619 daily.
Louisiana Starks Nurse set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 12 December 1972.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,669 stations

1,669 station records on 12 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Orleans	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,669 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 318, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 453, Heaviest daily snowfall 435, Deepest snow cover 124.

Records on 12 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	318
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	453
Heaviest daily snowfall	435
Deepest snow cover	124

Records on 12 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 44, daily 1,619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,393 broken records

Margins by which the 1,393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1972

Top 20 records on 12 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1972	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1972	Grants Pass, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1972	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1972	Orleans, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1972	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Winterset 4N, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Medford Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Arlington, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Milford, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Corning, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Belle Plaine, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Mexico, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1972	Holly, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	49 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 1,669 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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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	1,165
50 to 100	156
100 to 150	57
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1