Weather Records on 31 December 2012

803 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2012. Highest significance: Verescagino, RU.

Key Facts for 31 December 2012

On 31 December 2012, 803 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 777 daily.
Verescagino set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 31 December 2012.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

803 stations

803 station records on 31 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Verescagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Senecaville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Knoll W C	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pastoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canelas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portal 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrone	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bravo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanne	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

803 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 138.

Records on 31 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	138

Records on 31 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 2012

Top 20 records on 31 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2012	Verescagino, RU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2012	Villa Juarez, MX	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2012	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Agalega, MU	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Ed, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Sublette 7WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Waverly, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Auburn, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Imlay, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	W Otis, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Dixon Springs Agric Ctr, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Milford, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	29.7 C (85.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Hugoton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Senecaville Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2012	Yokohama, JP	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	44 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

1797 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2012. 2012 had 803 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	585
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2