Weather Records on 31 December 2006

2,089 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2006. Highest significance: Healy, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2006

On 31 December 2006, 2,089 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,031 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 2,003 daily.
Healy set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 31 December 2006.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 31 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cuba	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Norton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alcalde	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Studley 9NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,089 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 358, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 673, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 715, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 31 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	358
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	673
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	715
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 31 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 72, daily 2,003.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,795 broken records

Margins by which the 1,795 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 2006

Top 20 records on 31 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2006	Healy, US	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 December 2006	Gove 4W, US	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 December 2006	Lamar, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 December 2006	Ashley, US	monthly snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	90 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 December 2006	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2006	Wallace, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2006	Sharon Springs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2006	Webster Dam, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2006	Petersburg 2 N, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2006	Leoti, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2006	Lisbon, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2006	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2006	Napoleon, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2006	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2006	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2006	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2006	Wheaton, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2006	Rolla 1NE, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2006	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2006	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2006. 2006 had 2,089 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	1,737
100 to 200	46
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3