Weather Records on 31 December 1975

791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1975. Highest significance: Baltimore Customs House, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 1975

On 31 December 1975, 791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 758 daily.
Baltimore Customs House set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 31 December 1975.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

791 stations

791 station records on 31 December 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Laramie 11 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco Xavier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

791 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 31 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 31 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1975

Top 20 records on 31 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1975	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1975	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1975	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	monthly snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1975	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1975	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Ashley, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Assiniboia, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Wibaux 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Ft Robinson, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Lyman, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Westby, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Torrington Exp Farm, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Ft Robinson, US	all-time snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1975	Tennyson, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	51 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1975. 1975 had 791 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1975
Margin	Records
0 to 100	641
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1