Weather Records on 17 December 2006

1,307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2006. Highest significance: Marysvale, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 2006

On 17 December 2006, 1,307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,049 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,287 daily.
Marysvale set a daily record snowfall of 6.4 cm (2.5 in) on 17 December 2006.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,307 stations

1,307 station records on 17 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,307 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 555, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 494, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 17 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	555
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	494
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 17 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 1,287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,037 broken records

Margins by which the 1,037 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 2006

Top 20 records on 17 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2006	Marysvale, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Elephant Butte Dam, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Tuba City, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Medicine Bow, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Yabba Station, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Medicine Bow, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Palestine, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Beaver Is, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Caliente, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Lowell, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Castle Dale, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Elkhorn, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Marshall, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2006	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	93 years	42 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,307 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	1,013
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1