Weather Records on 6 December 2012

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 2012. Highest significance: Cape Riche, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 2012

On 6 December 2012, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 815 daily.
Cape Riche set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 6 December 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 6 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woodanilling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
North Stirlings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Jarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Messina	Italy	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bria	Central African Republic	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twolganup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 6 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 6 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 2012

Top 20 records on 6 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 2012	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2012	Buynaksk, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2012	Trayning, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2012	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2012	Woodanilling, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	North Stirlings, AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Woodburn, AU	monthly rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Nangeenan, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Baandee North, AU	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Codg Codgen, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Wagin, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Jourerdine, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Elaroo, AU	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Kununoppin, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2012	Willows 6 W, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	46 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

1804 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2012. 2012 had 848 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-12-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	616
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1