Weather Records on 17 December 2012

942 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2012. Highest significance: Omak 4 N, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 2012

On 17 December 2012, 942 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 931 daily.
Omak 4 N set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 17 December 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

942 stations

942 station records on 17 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penang	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	318.0 mm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tanumbirini	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yasawa-I-Rara	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dobuilevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bondurant	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monasavu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	529.0 mm (20.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Labasa Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chelan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Fork Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee Pangborn Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

942 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 269.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 2012

Top 20 records on 17 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2012	Omak 4 N, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2012	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2012	W Blocton, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2012	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2012	Polis, CY	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Portland, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Byro, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Penang, FJ	daily rain	318.0 mm (12.5 in)	269.8 mm (10.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Conconully, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Tanumbirini, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Old Cunyu, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Yasawa-I-Rara, FJ	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Werrington Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Dubrovnik, HR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Lake Margaret Power Station, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Dobuilevu, FJ	daily rain	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2012	Bondurant, US	daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	51 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

1793 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 942 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	748
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1