Weather Records on 17 December 1996

1,212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1996. Highest significance: Yampa, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 1996

On 17 December 1996, 1,212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,157 daily.
Yampa set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 17 December 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,212 stations

1,212 station records on 17 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Formiga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Hickory Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barren Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,212 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 403, Heaviest daily snowfall 187, Deepest snow cover 156.

Records on 17 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	187
Deepest snow cover	156

Records on 17 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 47, daily 1,157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

985 broken records

Margins by which the 985 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1996

Top 20 records on 17 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1996	Yampa, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1996	Coloso, PR	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1996	Wilton, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Eaton, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Portland Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Marble Hill, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Woodbury, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Formiga, BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Sidney 1 S, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	New Castle 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Lockport Lock 2, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1996	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	49 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

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,212 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	874
50 to 100	84
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1