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Weather Records on 18 December 1902

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1902. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 18 December 1902

  • On 18 December 1902, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 18 December 1902.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 18 December 1902 33 station records on 18 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 18 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 December 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Bobadah (Melrose)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation143.8 mm (5.7 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.9 C (69.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 18 December 1902 by type Records set or tied on 18 December 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 30. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 30Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 December 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.
Records on 18 December 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall30
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 December 1902 by timescale Records on 18 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31.
Records on 18 December 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 1902 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 115 to 10: 910 to 15: 615 to 20: 220 to 25: 225 to 30: 130 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 511
5 to 109
10 to 156
15 to 202
20 to 252
25 to 301
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1902
Top 20 records on 18 December 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 December 1902Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)32.8 mm (1.3 in)36 years43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1902Bobadah (Melrose), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)14 years33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)28 years31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Werribee (Wyndham), AUmonthly rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)15 years30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Milan, ITdaily high max11.6 C (52.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)42 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Eden (Caravan Park), AUmonthly rain143.8 mm (5.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)13 years22 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Albury, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Boorolong, AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Mudgee (George Street), AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1902Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)9 years14 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 12-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 33 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11805: 11814: 11825: 11846: 11849: 11852: 21858: 11859: 41862: 21864: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 21878: 11881: 21882: 11884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 41890: 51892: 41894: 81895: 11897: 41898: 91899: 31900: 21901: 61902: 331903: 111904: 251905: 31906: 211907: 151908: 161909: 181910: 191911: 91912: 331913: 381914: 201915: 281916: 571917: 621918: 211919: 1171920: 771921: 1231922: 1081923: 3781924: 4801925: 741926: 1731927: 1511928: 1651929: 3661930: 2301931: 3601932: 3531933: 5061934: 2091935: 1381936: 4661937: 4591938: 1851939: 9001940: 2421941: 2131942: 2811943: 4191944: 1911945: 5981946: 1991947: 2661948: 3541949: 5611950: 2891951: 8671952: 4501953: 3731954: 5071955: 6111956: 3331957: 9011958: 5241959: 4771960: 4771961: 8851962: 7591963: 5711964: 8401965: 4021966: 6441967: 1,1051968: 4881969: 3761970: 5021971: 3871972: 3751973: 1,0081974: 2291975: 6251976: 4591977: 9921978: 9461979: 1,0871980: 7721981: 1,3621982: 5371983: 2,0141984: 1,4391985: 1,3841986: 8751987: 1,5051988: 1,0611989: 1,8181990: 1,3671991: 7561992: 1,0451993: 6971994: 6431995: 1,0651996: 1,8331997: 1,1951998: 8631999: 9232000: 1,5722001: 9062002: 1,4372003: 9872004: 5062005: 9872006: 1,1672007: 7462008: 1,0142009: 1,2532010: 1,3222011: 6972012: 7292013: 5132014: 5562015: 1,2542016: 1,8212017: 5162018: 4642019: 6792020: 3262021: 7622022: 5362023: 1,2932024: 7802025: 9941793187819011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 33 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-18 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18051
18141
18251
18461
18491
18522
18581
18594
18622
18641
18681
18731
18751
18762
18781
18812
18821
18842
18861
18871
18881
18894
18905
18924
18948
18951
18974
18989
18993
19002
19016
190233
190311
190425
19053
190621
190715
190816
190918
191019
19119
191233
191338
191420
191528
191657
191762
191821
1919117
192077
1921123
1922108
1923378
1924480
192574
1926173
1927151
1928165
1929366
1930230
1931360
1932353
1933506
1934209
1935138
1936466
1937459
1938185
1939900
1940242
1941213
1942281
1943419
1944191
1945598
1946199
1947266
1948354
1949561
1950289
1951867
1952450
1953373
1954507
1955611
1956333
1957901
1958524
1959477
1960477
1961885
1962759
1963571
1964840
1965402
1966644
19671,105
1968488
1969376
1970502
1971387
1972375
19731,008
1974229
1975625
1976459
1977992
1978946
19791,087
1980772
19811,362
1982537
19832,014
19841,439
19851,384
1986875
19871,505
19881,061
19891,818
19901,367
1991756
19921,045
1993697
1994643
19951,065
19961,833
19971,195
1998863
1999923
20001,572
2001906
20021,437
2003987
2004506
2005987
20061,167
2007746
20081,014
20091,253
20101,322
2011697
2012729
2013513
2014556
20151,254
20161,821
2017516
2018464
2019679
2020326
2021762
2022536
20231,293
2024780
2025994

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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).