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Weather Records on 7 December 1896

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1896. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 7 December 1896

  • On 7 December 1896, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Vastervik set a daily record precipitation of 16.3 mm (0.6 in) on 7 December 1896.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 7 December 1896 8 station records on 7 December 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 7 December 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 December 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.8 C (67.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.2 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 7 December 1896 by type Records set or tied on 7 December 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 December 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 7 December 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 December 1896 by timescale Records on 7 December 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 December 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8.
Records on 7 December 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1896 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.9. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 22 to 3: 03 to 4: 14 to 5: 15 to 6: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 22
2 to 30
3 to 41
4 to 51
5 to 61

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1896
Top 8 records on 7 December 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 December 1896Vastervik, SEdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1896Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1896Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)38 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1896Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max19.8 C (67.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1896Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1896Vanersborg, SEdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1896Goulburn, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1896Albury, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)14 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

1801 to 1896
Records on 12-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1896. 1896 had 8 records. 01,0002,0003,0001801: 11805: 11812: 21815: 11825: 21832: 11836: 11839: 11844: 41848: 31852: 11856: 31863: 11866: 11868: 51871: 51875: 61879: 51881: 11884: 21885: 11889: 11890: 21891: 31892: 11893: 51894: 11895: 11896: 81897: 41898: 101899: 31900: 21901: 91902: 161903: 91904: 71905: 31906: 211907: 41908: 241909: 211910: 261911: 71912: 211913: 191914: 321915: 531916: 361917: 521918: 301919: 381920: 811921: 391922: 2721923: 1281924: 3741925: 1191926: 3721927: 4041928: 1051929: 1461930: 5341931: 1801932: 5551933: 1301934: 2741935: 2701936: 6021937: 8901938: 2791939: 7801940: 1451941: 1391942: 5261943: 1991944: 3571945: 2401946: 8551947: 2401948: 3201949: 1871950: 1,4721951: 1,7511952: 4471953: 6731954: 4451955: 1951956: 1,3581957: 5891958: 8311959: 5391960: 5611961: 2061962: 6421963: 4361964: 4671965: 4761966: 1,0471967: 3861968: 4611969: 9521970: 7241971: 8541972: 2,2391973: 4481974: 5081975: 4041976: 1,0371977: 1,3691978: 1,8821979: 8271980: 1,3141981: 8961982: 5421983: 9571984: 9571985: 9221986: 1,1261987: 8661988: 5821989: 6751990: 7441991: 6981992: 9061993: 5441994: 1,7721995: 9121996: 1,1521997: 8181998: 2,3841999: 6742000: 1,0852001: 7432002: 9172003: 1,1842004: 1,0962005: 1,4332006: 1,2462007: 1,4022008: 8332009: 9722010: 1,4052011: 1,5072012: 6432013: 2,1192014: 4792015: 1,0792016: 3892017: 5082018: 5572019: 4432020: 5942021: 5462022: 5772023: 9432024: 7122025: 6661801187519001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1896. 1896 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-07 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18051
18122
18151
18252
18321
18361
18391
18444
18483
18521
18563
18631
18661
18685
18715
18756
18795
18811
18842
18851
18891
18902
18913
18921
18935
18941
18951
18968
18974
189810
18993
19002
19019
190216
19039
19047
19053
190621
19074
190824
190921
191026
19117
191221
191319
191432
191553
191636
191752
191830
191938
192081
192139
1922272
1923128
1924374
1925119
1926372
1927404
1928105
1929146
1930534
1931180
1932555
1933130
1934274
1935270
1936602
1937890
1938279
1939780
1940145
1941139
1942526
1943199
1944357
1945240
1946855
1947240
1948320
1949187
19501,472
19511,751
1952447
1953673
1954445
1955195
19561,358
1957589
1958831
1959539
1960561
1961206
1962642
1963436
1964467
1965476
19661,047
1967386
1968461
1969952
1970724
1971854
19722,239
1973448
1974508
1975404
19761,037
19771,369
19781,882
1979827
19801,314
1981896
1982542
1983957
1984957
1985922
19861,126
1987866
1988582
1989675
1990744
1991698
1992906
1993544
19941,772
1995912
19961,152
1997818
19982,384
1999674
20001,085
2001743
2002917
20031,184
20041,096
20051,433
20061,246
20071,402
2008833
2009972
20101,405
20111,507
2012643
20132,119
2014479
20151,079
2016389
2017508
2018557
2019443
2020594
2021546
2022577
2023943
2024712
2025666

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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).