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Weather Records on 4 December 1900

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1900. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1900

  • On 4 December 1900, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Washington set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 4 December 1900.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 4 December 1900 13 station records on 4 December 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 4 December 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 December 1900: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.9 mm (1.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.7 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature34.2 C (93.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.3 C (68.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 4 December 1900 by type Records set or tied on 4 December 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 December 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 4 December 1900 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 December 1900 by timescale Records on 4 December 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 December 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 4 December 1900 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1900 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.5. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 210 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1900
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 102
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1900
Top 13 records on 4 December 1900 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 December 1900Washington, USdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)24.3 mm (1.0 in)1 year28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Vineland, USdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)27.5 mm (1.1 in)8 years27 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Maitland West, AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max34.2 C (93.6 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Vastervik, SEdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)7 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min20.3 C (68.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1900Karlshamn, SEdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)7 years6 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 1900
Records on 12-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1900. 1900 had 13 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21797: 11810: 21823: 11829: 21846: 11847: 11849: 11850: 11852: 31854: 11855: 51856: 21858: 11859: 11860: 11861: 11865: 11866: 11867: 11868: 21870: 31872: 11873: 11875: 21876: 11878: 11879: 71882: 31883: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 41892: 91896: 21897: 51898: 91899: 31900: 131901: 71902: 151903: 71904: 61905: 161906: 251907: 51908: 81909: 451910: 71911: 271912: 461913: 591914: 611915: 611916: 951917: 311918: 271919: 941920: 541921: 601922: 721923: 1421924: 1291925: 2661926: 1741927: 1841928: 1431929: 4321930: 2211931: 4111932: 2651933: 5241934: 1491935: 3301936: 6371937: 1481938: 2751939: 4431940: 6001941: 1,3261942: 4501943: 2591944: 3771945: 3321946: 5151947: 5771948: 5041949: 1201950: 8521951: 5831952: 2691953: 7381954: 6891955: 8111956: 6921957: 3501958: 5291959: 2121960: 6281961: 5701962: 5741963: 2851964: 1,1951965: 5901966: 1,0471967: 4281968: 7751969: 3661970: 9331971: 7681972: 1,9731973: 1,1241974: 6511975: 7571976: 6691977: 6541978: 1,5821979: 9431980: 9761981: 6381982: 2,1381983: 1,2841984: 7961985: 1,2391986: 5491987: 6241988: 7641989: 1,5411990: 1,1641991: 1,1781992: 1,0751993: 7081994: 1,0291995: 9721996: 6841997: 6541998: 2,5491999: 9302000: 8952001: 9742002: 1,4782003: 5952004: 7212005: 1,0752006: 1,5102007: 1,0052008: 6522009: 1,1142010: 1,8742011: 1,2522012: 1,4822013: 1,2272014: 6292015: 4282016: 5332017: 6072018: 5632019: 5222020: 4242021: 9422022: 4372023: 7362024: 5902025: 5351796186518891910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1900. 1900 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-04 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17971
18102
18231
18292
18461
18471
18491
18501
18523
18541
18555
18562
18581
18591
18601
18611
18651
18661
18671
18682
18703
18721
18731
18752
18761
18781
18797
18823
18832
18851
18864
18871
18881
18891
18914
18929
18962
18975
18989
18993
190013
19017
190215
19037
19046
190516
190625
19075
19088
190945
19107
191127
191246
191359
191461
191561
191695
191731
191827
191994
192054
192160
192272
1923142
1924129
1925266
1926174
1927184
1928143
1929432
1930221
1931411
1932265
1933524
1934149
1935330
1936637
1937148
1938275
1939443
1940600
19411,326
1942450
1943259
1944377
1945332
1946515
1947577
1948504
1949120
1950852
1951583
1952269
1953738
1954689
1955811
1956692
1957350
1958529
1959212
1960628
1961570
1962574
1963285
19641,195
1965590
19661,047
1967428
1968775
1969366
1970933
1971768
19721,973
19731,124
1974651
1975757
1976669
1977654
19781,582
1979943
1980976
1981638
19822,138
19831,284
1984796
19851,239
1986549
1987624
1988764
19891,541
19901,164
19911,178
19921,075
1993708
19941,029
1995972
1996684
1997654
19982,549
1999930
2000895
2001974
20021,478
2003595
2004721
20051,075
20061,510
20071,005
2008652
20091,114
20101,874
20111,252
20121,482
20131,227
2014629
2015428
2016533
2017607
2018563
2019522
2020424
2021942
2022437
2023736
2024590
2025535

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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 (2026-10-15).