Weather Records on 17 December 1902
47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1902. Highest significance: Rokewood (the Meadows), AU.
Key Facts for 17 December 1902
- On 17 December 1902, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 42 daily.
- Rokewood (the Meadows) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 17 December 1902.
- Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.
Record Map
47 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rokewood (the Meadows) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 66.3 mm (2.6 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Daylesford | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.6 mm (1.5 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wentworth Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.2 mm (1.8 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Robe Comparison | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.5 mm (1.4 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Portland | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mount Gambier Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.7 mm (2.3 in) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cordeaux River | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 81.0 mm (3.2 in) | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 61.5 mm (2.4 in) | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jerilderie (Yanko Station) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| Boorolong | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bendigo Prison | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.1 mm (1.5 in) | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| Albury | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.3 mm (1.4 in) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wahgunyah | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| San Diego Wbo | United States | Record daily precipitation | 44.7 mm (1.8 in) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Adelaide West Terrace | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 23.1 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Northumberland | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 18.5 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kalmar_D | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 16.7 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ringwood 2 | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Clare Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Borda Comparison | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 11.4 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ararat Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.) | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 17.9 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Werribee (Wyndham) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.0 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lichtentanne | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 9.8 mm (0.39 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Roermond | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stawell | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charlton | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Visby_Flygplats | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 10.8 mm (0.4 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Narre Warren North (Narre Warr | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Grafton City Council | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Geelong Sec | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ivanhoe (Wokabity) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 4.8 mm (0.19 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halmstad | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bathurst Gaol | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 20.3 C (68.5 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 11.9 mm (0.5 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Swan Hill (Murray Downs) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Moorestown 4 E | United States | Record daily precipitation | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Orange Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 18.8 mm (0.7 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Narrabri Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.3 mm (1.4 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | -1.7 C (28.9 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Galway | Ireland | Record high maximum temperature | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anticosti SW Point | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 0 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
47 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 2 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 0 |
| Highest daily minimum | 2 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 43 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 5 |
| daily | 42 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
45 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 27 |
| 10 to 20 | 9 |
| 20 to 30 | 4 |
| 30 to 40 | 4 |
| 40 to 50 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
17 December 1902| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 1902 | Rokewood (the Meadows), AU | monthly rain | 66.3 mm (2.6 in) | 25.7 mm (1.0 in) | 26 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 17 December 1902 | Daylesford, AU | daily rain | 37.6 mm (1.5 in) | 35.1 mm (1.4 in) | 27 years | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| 17 December 1902 | Wentworth Post Office, AU | daily rain | 45.2 mm (1.8 in) | 35.0 mm (1.4 in) | 16 years | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| 17 December 1902 | Robe Comparison, AU | daily rain | 34.5 mm (1.4 in) | 27.1 mm (1.1 in) | 6 years | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| 17 December 1902 | Portland, AU | daily rain | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 29 years | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| 17 December 1902 | Mount Gambier Post Office, AU | monthly rain | 57.7 mm (2.3 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 41 years | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| 17 December 1902 | Cordeaux River, AU | daily rain | 81.0 mm (3.2 in) | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) | 13 years | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| 17 December 1902 | Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU | daily rain | 61.5 mm (2.4 in) | 31.5 mm (1.2 in) | 13 years | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU | daily rain | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 28.0 mm (1.1 in) | 16 years | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Boorolong, AU | daily rain | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 14 years | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Bendigo Prison, AU | monthly rain | 37.1 mm (1.5 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 38 years | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Albury, AU | daily rain | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) | 7 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU | monthly rain | 36.3 mm (1.4 in) | 0.2 mm (0.01 in) | 42 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Wahgunyah, AU | monthly rain | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 3.9 mm (0.15 in) | 25 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | San Diego Wbo, US | daily rain | 44.7 mm (1.8 in) | 11.9 mm (0.5 in) | 21 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Adelaide West Terrace, AU | daily rain | 23.1 mm (0.9 in) | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 46 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Cape Northumberland, AU | daily rain | 18.5 mm (0.7 in) | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Kalmar_D, SE | daily rain | 16.7 mm (0.7 in) | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 27 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Ringwood 2, AU | daily rain | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 14.4 mm (0.6 in) | 20 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 December 1902 | Clare Post Office, AU | daily rain | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 6 years | 20 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 1902Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 2 |
| 1796 | 1 |
| 1806 | 2 |
| 1808 | 2 |
| 1814 | 1 |
| 1815 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1845 | 1 |
| 1846 | 4 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1848 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1866 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1869 | 2 |
| 1873 | 2 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1896 | 4 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1901 | 5 |
| 1902 | 47 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1906 | 17 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 37 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 15 |
| 1913 | 21 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 31 |
| 1916 | 21 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 21 |
| 1919 | 109 |
| 1920 | 97 |
| 1921 | 94 |
| 1922 | 120 |
| 1923 | 170 |
| 1924 | 505 |
| 1925 | 79 |
| 1926 | 172 |
| 1927 | 143 |
| 1928 | 359 |
| 1929 | 221 |
| 1930 | 362 |
| 1931 | 217 |
| 1932 | 684 |
| 1933 | 710 |
| 1934 | 200 |
| 1935 | 87 |
| 1936 | 504 |
| 1937 | 379 |
| 1938 | 118 |
| 1939 | 1,126 |
| 1940 | 248 |
| 1941 | 261 |
| 1942 | 507 |
| 1943 | 444 |
| 1944 | 189 |
| 1945 | 621 |
| 1946 | 207 |
| 1947 | 258 |
| 1948 | 316 |
| 1949 | 296 |
| 1950 | 294 |
| 1951 | 773 |
| 1952 | 277 |
| 1953 | 283 |
| 1954 | 409 |
| 1955 | 419 |
| 1956 | 448 |
| 1957 | 686 |
| 1958 | 540 |
| 1959 | 548 |
| 1960 | 492 |
| 1961 | 911 |
| 1962 | 676 |
| 1963 | 531 |
| 1964 | 1,239 |
| 1965 | 482 |
| 1966 | 516 |
| 1967 | 1,121 |
| 1968 | 338 |
| 1969 | 238 |
| 1970 | 820 |
| 1971 | 781 |
| 1972 | 601 |
| 1973 | 1,016 |
| 1974 | 390 |
| 1975 | 474 |
| 1976 | 507 |
| 1977 | 1,024 |
| 1978 | 710 |
| 1979 | 951 |
| 1980 | 1,116 |
| 1981 | 1,354 |
| 1982 | 569 |
| 1983 | 1,264 |
| 1984 | 1,618 |
| 1985 | 1,210 |
| 1986 | 743 |
| 1987 | 1,191 |
| 1988 | 481 |
| 1989 | 2,905 |
| 1990 | 866 |
| 1991 | 577 |
| 1992 | 1,461 |
| 1993 | 761 |
| 1994 | 685 |
| 1995 | 956 |
| 1996 | 1,212 |
| 1997 | 1,279 |
| 1998 | 695 |
| 1999 | 901 |
| 2000 | 1,566 |
| 2001 | 1,262 |
| 2002 | 858 |
| 2003 | 751 |
| 2004 | 554 |
| 2005 | 806 |
| 2006 | 1,307 |
| 2007 | 1,100 |
| 2008 | 1,354 |
| 2009 | 926 |
| 2010 | 1,405 |
| 2011 | 430 |
| 2012 | 942 |
| 2013 | 718 |
| 2014 | 370 |
| 2015 | 1,378 |
| 2016 | 1,521 |
| 2017 | 408 |
| 2018 | 498 |
| 2019 | 917 |
| 2020 | 768 |
| 2021 | 908 |
| 2022 | 595 |
| 2023 | 931 |
| 2024 | 560 |
| 2025 | 1,198 |
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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.
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