Weather Records on 12 December 2001

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2001. Highest significance: Mayaguez City, PR.

Key Facts for 12 December 2001

On 12 December 2001, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 678 daily.
Mayaguez City set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 12 December 2001.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 12 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dewey	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riveren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neuville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melangata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paicines 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 12 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 12 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2001

Top 20 records on 12 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2001	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2001	Mileura, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Kent, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Koran, US	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Star Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Dewey, US	all-time rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Portland, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Center, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Nixon, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Springhill, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Riveren, AU	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Inverway, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Laghouat, DZ	daily low min	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Richmond, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Colville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2001	Wonganoo, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 700 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 2001-12-12: 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 20	464
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1