Weather Records on 17 December 2001

1,262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2001. Highest significance: Hardy, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 2001

On 17 December 2001, 1,262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
487 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,217 daily.
Hardy set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 17 December 2001.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,262 stations

1,262 station records on 17 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maud	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malden Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kennett Radio Kboa	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Pinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pool	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,262 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 338, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 536, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 17 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	338
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	536
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 17 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 45, daily 1,217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,060 broken records

Margins by which the 1,060 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 2001

Top 20 records on 17 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2001	Hardy, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 December 2001	Olmsted L&D, US	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Smithville, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Seligman, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Newport, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	109 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Des Arc, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Mena, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Samburg Wr, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Broken Bow 1 N, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2001	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2001	Idabel, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	59 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,262 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	991
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1