Weather Records on 7 December 1996

1,152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1996. Highest significance: Norfolk 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1996

On 7 December 1996, 1,152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,080 daily.
Norfolk 2 SW set a daily record snowfall of 41.9 cm (16.5 in) on 7 December 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,152 stations

1,152 station records on 7 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Kimberley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Dalblair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth (Bahreenah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keepit Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah (Rocky Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,152 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 557, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 116.

Records on 7 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	557
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	116

Records on 7 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 71, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1996

Top 20 records on 7 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1996	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 December 1996	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Carroll (the Ranch), AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Dibrugarh/Mohanbar, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Curlewis Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Cluny, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1996	Collarenebri (Bundabarina), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1996	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1996	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1996	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1996	Chemult, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1996	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	58 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1996. 1996 had 1,152 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	911
100 to 200	48
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	1