Weather Records on 16 December 2012

912 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2012. Highest significance: Harrington, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 2012

On 16 December 2012, 912 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 896 daily.
Harrington set an all-time record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 16 December 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

912 stations

912 station records on 16 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sam	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vea	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kungrad	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-35.7 C (-32.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blacoveschenka	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ordynskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porsgrunn Brannstasjon	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Risor Brannstasjon	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

912 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 314, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 16 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	314
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 16 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

759 broken records

Margins by which the 759 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2012

Top 20 records on 16 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2012	Harrington, US	all-time rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2012	Derbent, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2012	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Weaverville, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	123 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Hognestad, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Turkmen-Bashi, TM	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Farmerville, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Vilsandi, EE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Nelaug, NO	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Beaver Is, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	134 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Watseka Public Works, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Paoli, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2012	Postville, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	40 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

1793 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 912 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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 2026-10-15 (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 25	717
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	3