Weather Records on 20 December 2012

1,131 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 2012. Highest significance: Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 2012

On 20 December 2012, 1,131 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,113 daily.
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 20 December 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,131 stations

1,131 station records on 20 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Poatina (Billopp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Larrainzar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Simojovel (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,131 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 254, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 20 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	254
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 20 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 2012

Top 20 records on 20 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 2012	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 December 2012	Colville, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	97 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	98 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Winterset 4N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	110 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	114 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Poatina (Billopp), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Grundy Ctr, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Bradshaw, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2012	Jefferson, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2012	Mapleton No.2, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2012	Smith Ctr, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	98 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2012	Upland 2NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2012	Gresham 3W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2012	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2012	Gilman, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2012	Osceola, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2012	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	57 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 1,131 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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 50	822
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1