Weather Records on 12 December 2017

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2017. Highest significance: Barrow AP, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 2017

On 12 December 2017, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 762 daily.
Barrow AP set a daily record snowfall of 9.9 cm (3.9 in) on 12 December 2017.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

808 stations

808 station records on 12 December 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Almelo	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laren	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Almen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lapinlahti Lamminkayra	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S. Valentino Alla Muta	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moundou	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pielavesi Venetmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwendijk (Nb)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eerbeek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Moresby W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 295, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 151.

Records on 12 December 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	295
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	151

Records on 12 December 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 42, daily 762.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2017

Top 20 records on 12 December 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2017	Barrow AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2017	Vilsteren, NL	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Almelo, NL	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Elspeet, NL	all-time snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Laren, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Almen, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Wijk Bij Duurstede, NL	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Lapinlahti Lamminkayra, FI	monthly rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Boxtel, NL	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Schellingwoude, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Osijek, HR	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Blokzijl, NL	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Delft, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Osijek, HR	daily high max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	S. Valentino Alla Muta, IT	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Appelscha, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Lijnden (Nh), NL	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	West Beemster, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2017	Hardy, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	42 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

1796 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 808 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

Download the Data

Data for records on 2017-12-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17 (17 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 20	587
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	17
80 to 100	9
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	4