Weather Records on 12 December 2005

769 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2005. Highest significance: Fairview Outstation, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 2005

On 12 December 2005, 769 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 757 daily.
Fairview Outstation set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 12 December 2005.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

769 stations

769 station records on 12 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapon St Pk #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grover Hill	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saetermoen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Tlazala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Lansing 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uakit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Poplars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Prieta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad-Airport	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

769 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 12 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 12 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2005

Top 20 records on 12 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2005	Fairview Outstation, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Anderson Lake, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Cacapon St Pk #2, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Paisley, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Ashland #2, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Grover Hill, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Paulding, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Bowling Green 1 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Mount Barker, AU	daily low min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily high min	30.1 C (86.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2005	Lichinga, MZ	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	44 years	36 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 769 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 2026-10-17 (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	550
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1