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Weather Records on 12 December 1902

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1902. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 12 December 1902

  • On 12 December 1902, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record snow depth of 15.0 cm (5.9 in) on 12 December 1902.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 12 December 1902 7 station records on 12 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 12 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-20.8 C (-5.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-17.1 C (1.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 12 December 1902 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1902 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1902 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 12 December 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 12 December 1902 by timescale Records on 12 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 12 December 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1902 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 20: 620 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 206
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1902
Top 7 records on 12 December 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1902Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)15.0 cm (5.9 in)38 years28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1902Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low min-20.8 C (-5.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1902Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low min-17.1 C (1.2 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1902Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1902Tarcutta Post Office, AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1902Sydney, CAdaily low max-6.7 C (19.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1902Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max-14.4 C (6.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6 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 1902
Records on 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1902. 1902 had 7 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: 2562019: 4182020: 5072021: 4412022: 7672023: 5442024: 3282025: 1,4851796188219041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1902. 1902 had 7 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
2018256
2019418
2020507
2021441
2022767
2023544
2024328
20251,485

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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).