Weather Records on 12 December 1981

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1981. Highest significance: Tezpur, IN.

Key Facts for 12 December 1981

On 12 December 1981, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 697 daily.
Tezpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 12 December 1981.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 12 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dortmund	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crafers St Michaels House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waldeck	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mehringen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weilburg (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bogong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genthin	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giessen (Lahntal)	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 165.

Records on 12 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	165

Records on 12 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 32, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1981

Top 20 records on 12 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1981	Tezpur, IN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 December 1981	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Dortmund, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Slavsko, UA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Cet Central England, GB	monthly low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Malvern, GB	all-time low min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Mount House Station, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Weissenfels, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Gonvick 2 W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Lautertal-Oberlauter, DE	all-time snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1981	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	48 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 734 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	550
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2