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Weather Records on 4 December 1902

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1902. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 4 December 1902

  • On 4 December 1902, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record snow depth of 19.0 cm (7.5 in) on 4 December 1902.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 4 December 1902 15 station records on 4 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 4 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 December 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth19.0 cm (7.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Melrose)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation96.8 mm (3.8 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low maximum temperature-9.6 C (14.7 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-22.1 C (-7.8 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-9.6 C (14.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature20.7 C (69.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-14.0 C (6.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 4 December 1902 by type Records set or tied on 4 December 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 December 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 4 December 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 4 December 1902 by timescale Records on 4 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 4 December 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1902 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 25: 1225 to 50: 050 to 75: 175 to 100: 0100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 0175 to 200: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 2512
25 to 500
50 to 751
75 to 1000
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1750
175 to 2001

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1902
Top 15 records on 4 December 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 December 1902Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth19.0 cm (7.5 in)19.0 cm (7.5 in)38 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Bobadah (Melrose), AUdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)21 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Jacksonville Wb City, USmonthly rain96.8 mm (3.8 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)16 years27 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low max-9.6 C (14.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)46 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily low min-22.1 C (-7.8 F)5.1 C (9.2 F)34 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Truro, CAdaily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)7.2 cm (2.8 in)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low max-9.6 C (14.7 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Oxford, GBdaily low max-0.2 C (31.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max-9.4 C (15.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max20.7 C (69.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1902Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low min (Tie)-14.0 C (6.8 F)tie31 years3 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 1902
Records on 12-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1902. 1902 had 15 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 1902. 1902 had 15 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).