Weather Records on 12 December 1977

907 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1977. Highest significance: Jangier, TJ.

Key Facts for 12 December 1977

On 12 December 1977, 907 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 428 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 890 daily.
Jangier set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 12 December 1977.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

907 stations

907 station records on 12 December 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jangier	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cardara	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lenindjol	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uzgen	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhergital	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

907 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 116.

Records on 12 December 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	116

Records on 12 December 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1977

Top 20 records on 12 December 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1977	Jangier, TJ	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1977	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1977	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1977	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1977	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Cardara, KZ	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	La Harpe, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Whitestown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Harrington 5 S, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Grayling, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Newport, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Belleville, CA	daily low min	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1977	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 907 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	664
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	7
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1