Weather Records on 17 December 2025

1,198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2025. Highest significance: Gyshgy, TM.

Key Facts for 17 December 2025

On 17 December 2025, 1,198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
958 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,157 daily.
Gyshgy set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 17 December 2025.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,198 stations

1,198 station records on 17 December 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bungaban Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kaena Pt 841.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sleeping Woman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holden Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wushaoling	China	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,198 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 499, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 459, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 December 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	499
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	459
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 December 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 1,157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

971 broken records

Margins by which the 971 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 2025

Top 20 records on 17 December 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2025	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2025	Bungaban Tm, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Kaena Pt 841.3, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Ola, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	122 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Valentine, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Duchesne, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Wendover AP AWOS, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Wallace, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	122 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Panguitch, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Potter Valley Powerhouse, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Saragt, TM	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Baudette, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Black Rock, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Ibapah, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Provo Byu, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Orleans, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	124 years	43 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2025. 2025 had 1,198 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	967
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1