Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017

Name: Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017
Start: 2017-12-10
End: 2017-12-15
Location: Japan, Russia, China, Korea, South, Mongolia, Korea, North

Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017: 112 records at 84 stations, peak on 12 December 2017. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017 set or tied 112 station records at 84 stations.
It ran from 10 December 2017 to 15 December 2017 (6 days) and its peak day was 12 December 2017.
Status: closed.
Linxi set a daily record low minimum temperature of -28.2 C (-18.8 F) on 13 December 2017.
The busiest day was 12 December 2017 with 73 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 60 years.

Footprint

10 to 15 December 2017

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Linxi	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	2017-12-13
Ulan-Ude	Record low maximum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	2017-12-12
Siping	Record low maximum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	2017-12-11
XI Ujimqin Qi	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	2017-12-13
Osaka	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2017-12-12
Irako	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2017-12-12
Irozaki	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	2017-12-12
Hirado	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2017-12-12
Benxi	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	2017-12-11
Okayama	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	2017-12-12
Aginskoe	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	2017-12-13
Kajlastuj	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	2017-12-15
Khalkh-Gol	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	2017-12-11
Toyama	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	2017-12-12
Himeji	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	2017-12-12
Tulihe	Record low minimum temperature	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	2017-12-14
Wajima	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2017-12-12
Hiroshima	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	2017-12-12

Records per Day

Peak day 73

Records set or tied each day from 10 December 2017 to 15 December 2017. The most in one day was 73 on 12 December 2017.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017 ranked by margin
Linxi, 12-12	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Kajlastuj, 12-15	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Linxi, 12-13	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Osaka, 12-12	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Hiroshima, 12-12	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Siping, 12-11	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Ulan-Ude, 12-12	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Hirado, 12-12	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Irozaki, 12-12	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Irako, 12-12	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Siping, 12-12	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Toyama, 12-12	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Okayama, 12-12	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Khalkh-Gol, 12-11	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Aginskoe, 12-13	0.7 C (1.3 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

112 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.7	60
1.6	56
0.1	38
3.0	52
1.9	60
2.5	42
1.1	60
1.2	52
1.3	52
1.6	52
0.3	60
1.0	51
0.7	52
3.0	40
0.4	58
1.1	52
0.7	51
0.9	30
0.4	50
2.0	32
2.0	32
0.2	51
2.3	32
1.4	42
1.1	42
1.9	32
2.0	32
1.3	42
0.4	48
0.6	48
1.9	36
3.1	32
0.3	52
0.4	44
1.0	42
1.7	32
0.5	44
1.6	36
0.3	44
0.5	42
1.3	32
1.5	32
1.5	36
1.5	32
0.2	44
1.6	32
2.0	26
1.2	32
1.0	32
1.1	32
5.9	12
0.1	43
0.7	43
0.4	36
0.1	36
0.7	32
0.8	32
1.1	32
0.8	32
0.8	32
1.0	32
5.6	7
0.3	32
0.7	32
1.7	26
4.8	7
1.4	16
0.9	26
0.1	32
2.0	12
0.2	36
1.3	16
0.6	26
0.8	26
0.6	26
2.8	16
0.8	20
2.9	7
4.4	3
4.8	3
4.2	0
3.5	7
0.2	26
0.9	16
0.2	26
0.2	26
1.3	26
1.4	15
0.4	23
0.6	16
0.4	16
0.5	26
0.7	12
0.4	15
2.1	12
1.5	7
0.1	16
0.1	15
0.8	12
0.2	15
1.5	12
0.8	16
2.3	8
0.8	7
0.3	12
0.1	12
0.1	16
0.3	7
0.6	8
0.3	4
0.3	12
1.0	7

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017 (this event)	112 records

Every Record Set

20 of 112

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Japan and 5 other countries, 10 to 15 December 2017, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2017-12-11	Siping	Record low maximum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	60	27 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-11	Benxi	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	60	24 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-11	Khalkh-Gol	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	30	23 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Ulan-Ude	Record low maximum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56	28 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Linxi	Record low minimum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	52	27 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Osaka	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	42	26 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Siping	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60	25 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Irako	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52	25 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Irozaki	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	52	25 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Hirado	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52	25 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Okayama	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	51	24 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Toyama	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52	23 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Himeji	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	51	23 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Wajima	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	50	21 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	Hiroshima	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	32	21 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-13	Linxi	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	60	29 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-13	XI Ujimqin Qi	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	38	27 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-13	Aginskoe	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	52	24 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-14	Tulihe	Record low minimum temperature	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	58	23 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-15	Kajlastuj	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	40	24 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 112 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2017-12-10	1
2017-12-11	7
2017-12-12	73
2017-12-13	18
2017-12-14	12
2017-12-15	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.7	60
1.6	56
0.1	38
3.0	52
1.9	60
2.5	42
1.1	60
1.2	52
1.3	52
1.6	52
0.3	60
1.0	51
0.7	52
3.0	40
0.4	58
1.1	52
0.7	51
0.9	30
0.4	50
2.0	32
2.0	32
0.2	51
2.3	32
1.4	42
1.1	42
1.9	32
2.0	32
1.3	42
0.4	48
0.6	48
1.9	36
3.1	32
0.3	52
0.4	44
1.0	42
1.7	32
0.5	44
1.6	36
0.3	44
0.5	42
1.3	32
1.5	32
1.5	36
1.5	32
0.2	44
1.6	32
2.0	26
1.2	32
1.0	32
1.1	32
5.9	12
0.1	43
0.7	43
0.4	36
0.1	36
0.7	32
0.8	32
1.1	32
0.8	32
0.8	32
1.0	32
5.6	7
0.3	32
0.7	32
1.7	26
4.8	7
1.4	16
0.9	26
0.1	32
2.0	12
0.2	36
1.3	16
0.6	26
0.8	26
0.6	26
2.8	16
0.8	20
2.9	7
4.4	3
4.8	3
4.2	0
3.5	7
0.2	26
0.9	16
0.2	26
0.2	26
1.3	26
1.4	15
0.4	23
0.6	16
0.4	16
0.5	26
0.7	12
0.4	15
2.1	12
1.5	7
0.1	16
0.1	15
0.8	12
0.2	15
1.5	12
0.8	16
2.3	8
0.8	7
0.3	12
0.1	12
0.1	16
0.3	7
0.6	8
0.3	4
0.3	12
1.0	7

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.7	60
1.6	56
0.1	38
3.0	52
1.9	60
2.5	42
1.1	60
1.2	52
1.3	52
1.6	52
0.3	60
1.0	51
0.7	52
3.0	40
0.4	58
1.1	52
0.7	51
0.9	30
0.4	50
2.0	32
2.0	32
0.2	51
2.3	32
1.4	42
1.1	42
1.9	32
2.0	32
1.3	42
0.4	48
0.6	48
1.9	36
3.1	32
0.3	52
0.4	44
1.0	42
1.7	32
0.5	44
1.6	36
0.3	44
0.5	42
1.3	32
1.5	32
1.5	36
1.5	32
0.2	44
1.6	32
2.0	26
1.2	32
1.0	32
1.1	32
5.9	12
0.1	43
0.7	43
0.4	36
0.1	36
0.7	32
0.8	32
1.1	32
0.8	32
0.8	32
1.0	32
5.6	7
0.3	32
0.7	32
1.7	26
4.8	7
1.4	16
0.9	26
0.1	32
2.0	12
0.2	36
1.3	16
0.6	26
0.8	26
0.6	26
2.8	16
0.8	20
2.9	7
4.4	3
4.8	3
4.2	0
3.5	7
0.2	26
0.9	16
0.2	26
0.2	26
1.3	26
1.4	15
0.4	23
0.6	16
0.4	16
0.5	26
0.7	12
0.4	15
2.1	12
1.5	7
0.1	16
0.1	15
0.8	12
0.2	15
1.5	12
0.8	16
2.3	8
0.8	7
0.3	12
0.1	12
0.1	16
0.3	7
0.6	8
0.3	4
0.3	12
1.0	7

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.7	60
1.6	56
0.1	38
3.0	52
1.9	60
2.5	42
1.1	60
1.2	52
1.3	52
1.6	52
0.3	60
1.0	51
0.7	52
3.0	40
0.4	58
1.1	52
0.7	51
0.9	30
0.4	50
2.0	32
2.0	32
0.2	51
2.3	32
1.4	42
1.1	42
1.9	32
2.0	32
1.3	42
0.4	48
0.6	48
1.9	36
3.1	32
0.3	52
0.4	44
1.0	42
1.7	32
0.5	44
1.6	36
0.3	44
0.5	42
1.3	32
1.5	32
1.5	36
1.5	32
0.2	44
1.6	32
2.0	26
1.2	32
1.0	32
1.1	32
5.9	12
0.1	43
0.7	43
0.4	36
0.1	36
0.7	32
0.8	32
1.1	32
0.8	32
0.8	32
1.0	32
5.6	7
0.3	32
0.7	32
1.7	26
4.8	7
1.4	16
0.9	26
0.1	32
2.0	12
0.2	36
1.3	16
0.6	26
0.8	26
0.6	26
2.8	16
0.8	20
2.9	7
4.4	3
4.8	3
4.2	0
3.5	7
0.2	26
0.9	16
0.2	26
0.2	26
1.3	26
1.4	15
0.4	23
0.6	16
0.4	16
0.5	26
0.7	12
0.4	15
2.1	12
1.5	7
0.1	16
0.1	15
0.8	12
0.2	15
1.5	12
0.8	16
2.3	8
0.8	7
0.3	12
0.1	12
0.1	16
0.3	7
0.6	8
0.3	4
0.3	12
1.0	7