Weather Records on 17 December 1937

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1937. Highest significance: Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 17 December 1937

On 17 December 1937, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 364 daily.
Fort Fordyce (Bos) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 179.6 mm (7.1 in) on 17 December 1937.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 17 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 17 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 17 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1937

Top 20 records on 17 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1937	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1937	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1937	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Tharad, IN	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Cata (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1937	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	41 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 379 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 December 1937
Margin	Records
0 to 100	316
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1