Weather Records on 7 December 1991

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1991. Highest significance: Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1991

On 7 December 1991, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 689 daily.
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 7 December 1991.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 7 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aul Turara Ryskulov	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shymkent	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luqa	Malta	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 7 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 7 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1991

Top 20 records on 7 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1991	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Yerilla, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Lowell, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Hellinikon, GR	monthly rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Aul Turara Ryskulov, KZ	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Manina (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Paola, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Watonga, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Bananal (Pcd), BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Presque Isle, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Kenai AP, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Couderay 7 W, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Shymkent, KZ	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Howard 2SE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1991	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	35 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

1801 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1991. 1991 had 698 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	518
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1