Weather Records on 12 December 1996

1,391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1996. Highest significance: Grassmere, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1996

On 12 December 1996, 1,391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
721 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,326 daily.
Grassmere set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.4 mm (3.1 in) on 12 December 1996.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,391 stations

1,391 station records on 12 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thirlmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bokerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Almeidinha	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wereroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodspring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galion Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,391 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 355, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 366, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 12 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	355
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	366
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 12 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 64, daily 1,326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,122 broken records

Margins by which the 1,122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1996

Top 20 records on 12 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1996	Grassmere, AU	monthly rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Manjimup, AU	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Kirup, AU	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Redmond, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	monthly rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Nannup, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1996	Deeside, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1996	Wonnenup, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1996	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1996	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1996	Tarong, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1996	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1996	Perillup, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1996	Springfields, AU	monthly rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1996	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	54 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 1,391 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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Data for records on 1996-12-12: 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	1,100
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1