Weather Records on 1 December 1977

1,166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1977. Highest significance: Madison Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1977

On 1 December 1977, 1,166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,125 daily.
Madison Sewage Plt set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 1 December 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,166 stations

1,166 station records on 1 December 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wiarton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,166 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 716, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 1 December 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	716
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 1 December 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 1,125.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,023 broken records

Margins by which the 1,023 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1977

Top 20 records on 1 December 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1977	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1977	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1977	Pana, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1977	Luckhoff (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Beardstown, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Forrest Aero, AU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Madison, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Joe Rich Creek, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Smoky Falls, CA	daily snowfall	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Wiarton A, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Slangfontein, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Liberty, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Arcadia, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1977	Enisejsk, RU	monthly high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	92 years	46 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1977. 1977 had 1,166 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	995
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1