Weather Records on 12 December 2007

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2007. Highest significance: Hermit 8 SE, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 2007

On 12 December 2007, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
824 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,271 daily.
Hermit 8 SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 12 December 2007.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations

1,315 station records on 12 December 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gomez Farias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Peon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Refugio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Negro - Corozal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chamal Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 544, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 12 December 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	544
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 12 December 2007 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 1,271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,034 broken records

Margins by which the 1,034 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2007

Top 20 records on 12 December 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2007	Hermit 8 SE, US	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 December 2007	Tuckanarra, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 December 2007	Salina, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2007	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2007	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2007	Albany, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2007	Milly Milly, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2007	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2007	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2007	Gomez Farias, MX	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2007	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2007	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2007	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2007	Yeelirrie, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2007	Guayabal, PR	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2007	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2007	Adjuntas Substn, PR	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2007	Partoun, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2007	Lebo, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2007	El Peon, MX	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	51 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

1796 to 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2007. 2007 had 1,315 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	975
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1