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Weather Records on 12 December 1898

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1898. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 12 December 1898

  • On 12 December 1898, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Praha-Klementinum set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.1 C (46.6 F) on 12 December 1898.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 12 December 1898 20 station records on 12 December 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 12 December 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord high minimum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
PutbusGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord high maximum temperature1.9 C (35.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 12 December 1898 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 12 December 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 December 1898 by timescale Records on 12 December 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 12 December 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1898 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.1. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 24 to 6: 36 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 42
4 to 63
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1898
Top 20 records on 12 December 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1898Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily high min8.1 C (46.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)84 years37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1898Putbus, DEdaily high min7.7 C (45.9 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)41 years28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Stockholm, SEdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Falun, SEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Wien, ATdaily high min7.6 C (45.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Uccle, BEdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Putbus, DEdaily high max9.5 C (49.1 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high min8.0 C (46.4 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily high min-1.3 C (29.7 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max13.2 C (55.8 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily high max1.9 C (35.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Skara 1, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Umea, SEdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Oxford, GBdaily high min (Tie)9.6 C (49.3 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1898Vastervik, SEdaily rain (Tie)3.7 mm (0.15 in)tie16 years2 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

1796 to 1898
Records on 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1898. 1898 had 20 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21798: 11802: 11808: 21814: 11825: 21831: 11835: 21846: 11855: 21861: 11863: 31870: 21871: 51873: 21879: 21882: 31887: 11889: 11891: 21892: 21893: 81894: 31895: 11896: 41897: 31898: 201899: 111900: 51901: 41902: 71903: 181904: 201905: 101906: 141907: 81908: 251909: 201910: 391911: 1041912: 531913: 201914: 191915: 461916: 1151917: 2461918: 331919: 231920: 411921: 631922: 611923: 911924: 1301925: 751926: 1431927: 3351928: 2341929: 4051930: 451931: 5221932: 8131933: 3581934: 4301935: 2661936: 1421937: 4681938: 1031939: 4181940: 6211941: 2601942: 2571943: 1651944: 6881945: 2121946: 7611947: 2951948: 2821949: 7891950: 3641951: 1751952: 5011953: 2881954: 6961955: 3811956: 4411957: 1,1181958: 8841959: 4641960: 7101961: 1,4811962: 1,4951963: 4391964: 4591965: 1,0451966: 3691967: 5651968: 7271969: 4991970: 3661971: 5851972: 1,6691973: 3971974: 1911975: 4921976: 3191977: 9071978: 3821979: 1,0161980: 5831981: 7341982: 8671983: 8161984: 8081985: 1,3841986: 4081987: 4681988: 1,0301989: 9301990: 6761991: 1,9801992: 8181993: 8871994: 1,1721995: 2,0301996: 1,3911997: 8691998: 1,1031999: 9522000: 2,5102001: 7002002: 6832003: 5372004: 7272005: 7692006: 8862007: 1,3152008: 1,4242009: 8182010: 1,5012011: 6212012: 6842013: 6462014: 1,0402015: 1,4962016: 5302017: 8082018: 2552019: 4172020: 5072021: 4392022: 7652023: 5422024: 3282025: 1,4831796188219041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1898. 1898 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-12 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17981
18021
18082
18141
18252
18311
18352
18461
18552
18611
18633
18702
18715
18732
18792
18823
18871
18891
18912
18922
18938
18943
18951
18964
18973
189820
189911
19005
19014
19027
190318
190420
190510
190614
19078
190825
190920
191039
1911104
191253
191320
191419
191546
1916115
1917246
191833
191923
192041
192163
192261
192391
1924130
192575
1926143
1927335
1928234
1929405
193045
1931522
1932813
1933358
1934430
1935266
1936142
1937468
1938103
1939418
1940621
1941260
1942257
1943165
1944688
1945212
1946761
1947295
1948282
1949789
1950364
1951175
1952501
1953288
1954696
1955381
1956441
19571,118
1958884
1959464
1960710
19611,481
19621,495
1963439
1964459
19651,045
1966369
1967565
1968727
1969499
1970366
1971585
19721,669
1973397
1974191
1975492
1976319
1977907
1978382
19791,016
1980583
1981734
1982867
1983816
1984808
19851,384
1986408
1987468
19881,030
1989930
1990676
19911,980
1992818
1993887
19941,172
19952,030
19961,391
1997869
19981,103
1999952
20002,510
2001700
2002683
2003537
2004727
2005769
2006886
20071,315
20081,424
2009818
20101,501
2011621
2012684
2013646
20141,040
20151,496
2016530
2017808
2018255
2019417
2020507
2021439
2022765
2023542
2024328
20251,483

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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).