Weather Records on 18 December 2012

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 2012. Highest significance: McGill, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 2012

On 18 December 2012, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 720 daily.
McGill set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 18 December 2012.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 18 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tahiti-Faaa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogotol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.9 C (-25.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridder	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Larnaca	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williams Fk Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kupino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eucla	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tioga Hammond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Volciha	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maybell	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 18 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 18 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 2012

Top 20 records on 18 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 2012	McGill, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2012	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	monthly snowfall	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Tahiti-Faaa, PF	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Mina, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Renovo, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Moroni, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Alfred, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Deseret, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Yampa, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Bath, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Freeville 1 NE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Galeton, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Montrose, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Manila, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Bogotol, RU	daily low max	-31.9 C (-25.4 F)	13.0 C (23.4 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	White Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2012	Hamburg, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 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 729 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 100	583
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1