Weather Records on 18 December 2006

1,167 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 2006. Highest significance: Upland 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 2006

On 18 December 2006, 1,167 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
933 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,151 daily.
Upland 2NE set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 18 December 2006.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,167 stations

1,167 station records on 18 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,167 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 513, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 420, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 18 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	513
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	420
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 18 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 1,151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 2006

Top 20 records on 18 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 2006	Upland 2NE, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2006	Tejon Rancho, US	all-time low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Tiksi, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Ytiniche, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Calvin, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Everett, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Avon, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Arcadia, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Auburn, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Huntingdon, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Tequesquitengo, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Paoli, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Sulphur Springs, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Dubrovnik, HR	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Crockett, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Old Faithful, US	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Saint Bernard, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2006	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	40 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 1,167 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 2006
Margin	Records
0 to 100	858
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1