Weather Records on 18 December 2005

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 2005. Highest significance: Lovelock, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 2005

On 18 December 2005, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 969 daily.
Lovelock set a daily record snowfall of 18.3 cm (7.2 in) on 18 December 2005.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 18 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Usher Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Agua (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolaus #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Alto	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 112.

Records on 18 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	112

Records on 18 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 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

18 December 2005

Top 20 records on 18 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 2005	Lovelock, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2005	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2005	Vacaville, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2005	Kentfield, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2005	High Springs, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2005	Jacksonville Beach, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2005	Lovelock, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2005	Berkeley, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2005	Richmond, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2005	Represa, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	Summer Lake 1 S, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	Usher Twr, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	White City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2005	Donner Mem Sp, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 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

1793 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 987 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	782
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1