Weather Records on 12 December 2012

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2012. Highest significance: Roelands, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 2012

On 12 December 2012, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 670 daily.
Roelands set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 12 December 2012.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 12 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrara Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Soyalo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Klotzsche	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willowdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Pole	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferguson Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stotten	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Montt	Chile	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Villa Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chulitna Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kystovka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 12 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 12 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2012

Top 20 records on 12 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2012	Roelands, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2012	Brunswick Junction, AU	monthly rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2012	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Kurrara Park, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Balasore, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Soyalo (Cfe), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Sviland, NO	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Indian Pass, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	126 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Hartwood, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Borken In Westfalen, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Serpentine, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	123 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Mindarabin, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2012	Dresden-Klotzsche, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	73 years	43 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 684 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	533
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2