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Weather Records on 12 January 1902

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1902. Highest significance: Anticosti SW Point, CA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1902

  • On 12 January 1902, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Anticosti SW Point set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 12 January 1902.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 12 January 1902 6 station records on 12 January 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 12 January 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 January 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 12 January 1902 by type Records set or tied on 12 January 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 January 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 12 January 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 January 1902 by timescale Records on 12 January 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 January 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6.
Records on 12 January 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1902 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 20: 420 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 204
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1902
Top 6 records on 12 January 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 1902Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)8.8 cm (3.5 in)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1902Jonkoping, SEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1902Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1902Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1902Hambantota, LKdaily low min20.0 C (68.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1902Galway, IEdaily high max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie19 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

1794 to 1902
Records on 01-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1902. 1902 had 6 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: 5271971: 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: 1,1982019: 9192020: 1,3102021: 6182022: 5702023: 8302024: 1,0682025: 5432026: 6301794188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1902. 1902 had 6 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
1970527
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
20181,198
2019919
20201,310
2021618
2022570
2023830
20241,068
2025543
2026630

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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).