Weather Records on 12 December 1995

2,030 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1995. Highest significance: Ningaloo, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1995

On 12 December 1995, 2,030 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
818 were record highs and 484 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,956 daily.
Ningaloo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 158.0 mm (6.2 in) on 12 December 1995.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 12 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Grouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Learmonth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quobba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camden	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,030 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 384, Lowest daily maximum 359, Highest daily minimum 434, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 603, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 12 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	384
Lowest daily maximum	359
Highest daily minimum	434
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	603
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 12 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 71, daily 1,956.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,679 broken records

Margins by which the 1,679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1995

Top 20 records on 12 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1995	Ningaloo, AU	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	90 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 December 1995	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Minilya, AU	monthly rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Warroora, AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Calistoga, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Covelo, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Graton, US	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Clearlake 4 SE, US	monthly rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Termo 1 E, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Exmouth Gulf, AU	monthly rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Grouse, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1995	Challis, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1995	Kennewick, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1995	Lind 3 NE, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1995. 1995 had 2,030 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1995-12-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	1,655
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1