Weather Records on 17 December 2005

806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2005. Highest significance: Fernandina Beach, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 2005

On 17 December 2005, 806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 791 daily.
Fernandina Beach set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 17 December 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

806 stations

806 station records on 17 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanborough (Rockfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Copeton (Carinya)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wingfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah (Rocky Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caroda (Roseberry Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iluka (Owen St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

806 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 17 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 17 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 791.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

654 broken records

Margins by which the 654 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 2005

Top 20 records on 17 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2005	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Gainesville Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Palizada, MX	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Ransom 2NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Lucknow/Amausi, IN	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Malakoff, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Cedar Bluff Dam, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Ellsworth, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Auburn, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Batavia, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Cania Gorge Park, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Wamego 4 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Penang Intl, MY	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2005	Glenhaven, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 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

1793 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 806 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 100	637
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1