Weather Records on 1 December 1981

1,320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1981. Highest significance: Taylor, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1981

On 1 December 1981, 1,320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,268 daily.
Taylor set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 1 December 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,320 stations

1,320 station records on 1 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moorefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,320 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 663, Heaviest daily snowfall 240, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 1 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	663
Heaviest daily snowfall	240
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 1 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 49, daily 1,268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,143 broken records

Margins by which the 1,143 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1981

Top 20 records on 1 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1981	Taylor, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	N Loup, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Mullen 3S, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Moorefield, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Corning, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Chambers, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn), MX	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1981	Clarinda, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1981	Tracy, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1981	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1981	Nkhota Kota, MW	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1981	Arcadia, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1981	Nebraska City 2NW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1981	Oakland, US	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1981	Canby, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	55 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1981. 1981 had 1,320 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	995
50 to 100	102
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1