Weather Records on 31 December 2007

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2007. Highest significance: Winterset 4N, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2007

On 31 December 2007, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 630 daily.
Winterset 4N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 31 December 2007.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 31 December 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Luqa	Malta	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pickett	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Pujal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chulitna Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tulihe	China	Record high minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zacoalco de Torres	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 31 December 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 31 December 2007 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 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

31 December 2007

Top 20 records on 31 December 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2007	Winterset 4N, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	101 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 December 2007	Port Alsworth, US	all-time snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Chenoa, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Luqa, MT	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Winterset 4N, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	monthly high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Kellogg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Ft Pickett, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	39.6 C (103.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Marion Rsvr, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Louisburg, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Belfast, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Port Alsworth, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Alcove Dam, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Keene, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	Concord ASOS, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2007	El Pujal, MX	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 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

1797 to 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2007. 2007 had 652 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 2007
Margin	Records
0 to 100	491
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1