Weather Records on 12 December 1976

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1976. Highest significance: Angoon Pwr, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1976

On 12 December 1976, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 314 daily.
Angoon Pwr set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 12 December 1976.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 12 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Horger	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kohlgrub (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lome	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paveletz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 12 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 12 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1976

Top 20 records on 12 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1976	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Mvenyane, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Ojinaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Columbia UNIV of Sc, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Arteaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Doorndraai, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Darlington, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	York Plains (Handroyd), AU	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	W Pt, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1976	Bjelasnica, BA	daily low max	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1976	Dillon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1976	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1976	Kingstree, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1976	Pinopolis Dam, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 319 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 20	229
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1