Weather Records on 12 December 2000

2,510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2000. Highest significance: Minnie Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 2000

On 12 December 2000, 2,510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
911 were record highs and 990 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 2,419 daily.
Minnie Creek set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 12 December 2000.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 12 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Denison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,510 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 539, Lowest daily maximum 667, Highest daily minimum 372, Lowest daily minimum 323, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 198, Deepest snow cover 143.

Records on 12 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	539
Lowest daily maximum	667
Highest daily minimum	372
Lowest daily minimum	323
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	198
Deepest snow cover	143

Records on 12 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 88, daily 2,419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,138 broken records

Margins by which the 2,138 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

12 December 2000

Top 20 records on 12 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2000	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2000	Charlotte, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2000	Albion, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2000	Three Rivers, US	daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2000	Albion, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2000	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2000	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2000	Canton, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Yale 1 NNW, US	all-time snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Grand Ledge 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Mount Denison, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Muscoda, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Pontiac, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Albia 3 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Wapello, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Lapeer Wwtp, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Montague 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	97 years	53 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 2,510 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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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,997
50 to 100	82
100 to 150	36
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1