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Weather Records on 16 December 1902

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1902. Highest significance: Ny City Cntrl Park, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1902

  • On 16 December 1902, 17 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 17 daily.
  • Ny City Cntrl Park set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 16 December 1902.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 16 December 1902 17 station records on 16 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 16 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 December 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall13.7 cm (5.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 16 December 1902 by type Records set or tied on 16 December 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 December 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 16 December 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 16 December 1902 by timescale Records on 16 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 16 December 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1902 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 20: 1020 to 40: 340 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 2010
20 to 403
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1902
Top 17 records on 16 December 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 December 1902Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)8 years35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1902Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)11 years33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Concord, USdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)8 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)14.0 cm (5.5 in)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)5 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Concord, USdaily snowfall13.7 cm (5.4 in)4.8 cm (1.9 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Portland, USdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Philadelphia City, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Oxford, GBdaily high max (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie73 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Charlton, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Vineland, USdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)5 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1902Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie4 years1 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

1793 to 1902
Records on 12-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 17 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 21798: 21808: 11810: 11814: 21815: 21835: 11839: 11840: 11846: 31852: 11853: 11859: 31864: 11869: 11870: 11872: 11876: 11877: 11878: 21879: 11885: 21886: 21888: 21889: 11890: 41891: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 71897: 41898: 11899: 21900: 21901: 41902: 171903: 61904: 81905: 41906: 51907: 301908: 111909: 51910: 381911: 261912: 311913: 121914: 261915: 551916: 311917: 601918: 331919: 521920: 611921: 351922: 621923: 2051924: 3471925: 931926: 1301927: 2181928: 3381929: 3831930: 3981931: 1681932: 8801933: 7161934: 1631935: 711936: 4291937: 3511938: 1421939: 1,0141940: 6331941: 3481942: 5501943: 4911944: 1891945: 4781946: 3571947: 5061948: 7751949: 1321950: 2721951: 9871952: 3491953: 2651954: 3051955: 3251956: 6501957: 4781958: 4971959: 6051960: 3931961: 8581962: 8591963: 4841964: 6391965: 5761966: 4171967: 8861968: 5571969: 2051970: 7261971: 1,5401972: 1,0201973: 8231974: 5461975: 4931976: 5261977: 9501978: 5321979: 5281980: 1,3221981: 1,4981982: 1,2081983: 1,1561984: 1,9441985: 9831986: 4851987: 1,3771988: 6051989: 3,1811990: 7531991: 6591992: 1,4081993: 6761994: 6981995: 7141996: 7971997: 1,2601998: 6981999: 8212000: 1,1602001: 1,1972002: 9902003: 6792004: 5102005: 1,0732006: 1,0202007: 1,3012008: 2,0492009: 1,0322010: 1,5852011: 7772012: 9122013: 7622014: 4652015: 9252016: 1,5882017: 3492018: 6242019: 7862020: 4152021: 1,4852022: 8362023: 8412024: 7552025: 1,8201793187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-16 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17982
18081
18101
18142
18152
18351
18391
18401
18463
18521
18531
18593
18641
18691
18701
18721
18761
18771
18782
18791
18852
18862
18882
18891
18904
18912
18923
18931
18941
18951
18967
18974
18981
18992
19002
19014
190217
19036
19048
19054
19065
190730
190811
19095
191038
191126
191231
191312
191426
191555
191631
191760
191833
191952
192061
192135
192262
1923205
1924347
192593
1926130
1927218
1928338
1929383
1930398
1931168
1932880
1933716
1934163
193571
1936429
1937351
1938142
19391,014
1940633
1941348
1942550
1943491
1944189
1945478
1946357
1947506
1948775
1949132
1950272
1951987
1952349
1953265
1954305
1955325
1956650
1957478
1958497
1959605
1960393
1961858
1962859
1963484
1964639
1965576
1966417
1967886
1968557
1969205
1970726
19711,540
19721,020
1973823
1974546
1975493
1976526
1977950
1978532
1979528
19801,322
19811,498
19821,208
19831,156
19841,944
1985983
1986485
19871,377
1988605
19893,181
1990753
1991659
19921,408
1993676
1994698
1995714
1996797
19971,260
1998698
1999821
20001,160
20011,197
2002990
2003679
2004510
20051,073
20061,020
20071,301
20082,049
20091,032
20101,585
2011777
2012912
2013762
2014465
2015925
20161,588
2017349
2018624
2019786
2020415
20211,485
2022836
2023841
2024755
20251,820

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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).