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Weather Records on 12 January 1893

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1893. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1893

  • On 12 January 1893, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 12 January 1893.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 12 January 1893 4 station records on 12 January 1893 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 12 January 1893 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 January 1893: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-11.5 C (11.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 12 January 1893 by type Records set or tied on 12 January 1893 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 00111Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 January 1893 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 12 January 1893 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 January 1893 by timescale Records on 12 January 1893 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 January 1893 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 12 January 1893 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1893 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 10: 310 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1893
MarginRecords
0 to 103
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1893
Top 4 records on 12 January 1893 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 1893Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1893Putbus, DEdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1893Putbus, DEdaily low max-7.0 C (19.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1893Putbus, DEdaily low min-11.5 C (11.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1893
Records on 01-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1893. 1893 had 4 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21812: 11830: 21840: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21863: 21867: 11871: 31873: 21874: 11875: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31889: 11890: 11893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 91900: 31901: 81902: 61903: 131904: 31905: 151906: 41907: 121908: 291909: 191910: 431911: 701912: 551913: 191914: 671915: 391916: 471917: 1181918: 1481919: 241920: 731921: 311922: 711923: 651924: 871925: 1411926: 651927: 1441928: 6291929: 1031930: 1851931: 1421932: 4751933: 911934: 2221935: 2991936: 3341937: 2601938: 1791939: 2961940: 3151941: 2461942: 3271943: 4401944: 1191945: 4901946: 2881947: 2581948: 3301949: 5101950: 3991951: 3681952: 2681953: 1,2071954: 4271955: 3021956: 5031957: 3761958: 4101959: 5681960: 1,3651961: 2911962: 1,3971963: 2,0051964: 6351965: 3461966: 4851967: 4361968: 1,2071969: 5141970: 5251971: 7631972: 1,2891973: 5641974: 1,0571975: 1,2051976: 9861977: 1,0781978: 7111979: 1,2951980: 1,4421981: 1,5081982: 1,6141983: 1,1151984: 5961985: 8961986: 6901987: 2,0071988: 8411989: 1,0191990: 6371991: 1,3241992: 7741993: 1,9231994: 9421995: 1,6881996: 1,5961997: 1,9571998: 1,0771999: 8712000: 1,0612001: 5752002: 1,0112003: 7372004: 6512005: 1,9182006: 1,1172007: 1,4102008: 7152009: 8392010: 1,0442011: 1,7142012: 8102013: 1,4812014: 5152015: 7432016: 4002017: 1,3582018: 1,1912019: 9172020: 1,2992021: 6162022: 5682023: 8312024: 1,0682025: 5431794188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1893. 1893 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-12 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18121
18302
18401
18491
18511
18562
18632
18671
18713
18732
18741
18752
18762
18773
18791
18811
18821
18841
18851
18863
18891
18901
18934
18941
18954
18963
18974
18987
18999
19003
19018
19026
190313
19043
190515
19064
190712
190829
190919
191043
191170
191255
191319
191467
191539
191647
1917118
1918148
191924
192073
192131
192271
192365
192487
1925141
192665
1927144
1928629
1929103
1930185
1931142
1932475
193391
1934222
1935299
1936334
1937260
1938179
1939296
1940315
1941246
1942327
1943440
1944119
1945490
1946288
1947258
1948330
1949510
1950399
1951368
1952268
19531,207
1954427
1955302
1956503
1957376
1958410
1959568
19601,365
1961291
19621,397
19632,005
1964635
1965346
1966485
1967436
19681,207
1969514
1970525
1971763
19721,289
1973564
19741,057
19751,205
1976986
19771,078
1978711
19791,295
19801,442
19811,508
19821,614
19831,115
1984596
1985896
1986690
19872,007
1988841
19891,019
1990637
19911,324
1992774
19931,923
1994942
19951,688
19961,596
19971,957
19981,077
1999871
20001,061
2001575
20021,011
2003737
2004651
20051,918
20061,117
20071,410
2008715
2009839
20101,044
20111,714
2012810
20131,481
2014515
2015743
2016400
20171,358
20181,191
2019917
20201,299
2021616
2022568
2023831
20241,068
2025543

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).