Weather Records on 1 December 1974

1,339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1974. Highest significance: Bellefontaine, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1974

On 1 December 1974, 1,339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 366 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,282 daily.
Bellefontaine set a monthly record daily snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 1 December 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,339 stations

1,339 station records on 1 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,339 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 182, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 569, Heaviest daily snowfall 264, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 1 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	182
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	569
Heaviest daily snowfall	264
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 1 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 50, daily 1,282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,170 broken records

Margins by which the 1,170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1974

Top 20 records on 1 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1974	Bellefontaine, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	75 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Princeton, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	113 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Adrian 2 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Lexington, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Asheville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Waverly, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Sao Rafael, BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Delphi 2 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1974	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1974	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1974	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1974	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1974	Windsor A, CA	monthly snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	58 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

1797 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1974. 1974 had 1,339 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	997
50 to 100	113
100 to 150	36
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2