Weather Records on 12 December 2024

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2024. Highest significance: Bryah, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 2024

On 12 December 2024, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 321 daily.
Bryah set a daily record precipitation of 55.8 mm (2.2 in) on 12 December 2024.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 12 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harris STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Island Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nalut	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Downsville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Rockport 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amelia Courthouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melangata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Wyman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Njurba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
NWS Boston/Norton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duluth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albro Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tete	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ko Samui	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 12 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 12 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2024

Top 20 records on 12 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2024	Bryah, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 December 2024	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2024	Boyne Falls, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2024	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Munising, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Colebrook 3SW, US	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Ft Kent, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Jackman, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Ulcanbah, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Harris STN, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Malaga Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Island Pond, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Watertown, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Gardiner, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2024	Bastia, FR	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2024. 2024 had 328 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

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	277
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1