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Weather Records on 6 December 1903

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1903. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1903

  • On 6 December 1903, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 5.5 mm (0.22 in) on 6 December 1903.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 6 December 1903 7 station records on 6 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 6 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 December 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 6 December 1903 by type Records set or tied on 6 December 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 December 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 6 December 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 December 1903 by timescale Records on 6 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6.
Records on 6 December 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 December 1903 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 25.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 5: 45 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
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 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 December 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 54
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1903
Top 7 records on 6 December 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 December 1903Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1903Hambantota, LKmonthly high max33.3 C (91.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1903Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1903Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1903Fort Sill, USdaily low min-9.4 C (15.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1903Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1903Southampton, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.3 cm (0.9 in)4 years8 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

1804 to 1903
Records on 12-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1903. 1903 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001804: 11822: 11825: 11827: 11829: 21832: 11836: 11839: 11840: 11841: 11842: 11844: 21848: 11856: 21859: 11860: 21861: 11862: 11865: 11866: 11868: 71871: 11872: 11875: 31876: 11879: 51880: 11884: 21886: 31888: 21889: 11890: 11891: 81893: 21895: 31896: 21897: 11898: 41899: 71900: 61901: 51902: 191903: 71904: 131905: 41906: 231907: 101908: 181909: 261910: 351911: 91912: 1091913: 141914: 111915: 631916: 251917: 221918: 341919: 301920: 2591921: 201922: 1501923: 1451924: 1591925: 1891926: 3081927: 1071928: 981929: 921930: 4811931: 1781932: 3631933: 3461934: 1851935: 2831936: 5241937: 9581938: 2671939: 9181940: 2641941: 2311942: 5091943: 3781944: 2031945: 2411946: 6571947: 1781948: 3961949: 1371950: 1,4191951: 1,5911952: 2291953: 5331954: 4551955: 3451956: 1,6331957: 3621958: 6401959: 3791960: 7071961: 1971962: 9161963: 3911964: 5971965: 4201966: 1,0131967: 3101968: 3561969: 8101970: 5581971: 5451972: 2,5651973: 4821974: 5491975: 6371976: 6431977: 1,4801978: 9691979: 8091980: 1,1081981: 9371982: 1,2771983: 1,2321984: 1,2451985: 1,0871986: 6951987: 9781988: 6601989: 7981990: 8001991: 7431992: 1,6221993: 4851994: 1,4671995: 1,4561996: 1,0931997: 9531998: 2,7501999: 1,0792000: 1,2302001: 1,5202002: 1,5762003: 1,3032004: 6992005: 1,2332006: 1,0972007: 1,5382008: 9132009: 8662010: 1,3642011: 1,3272012: 8482013: 2,1822014: 6152015: 7682016: 5752017: 4022018: 4692019: 3742020: 5492021: 6762022: 4322023: 1,2712024: 6202025: 6401804186218951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1903. 1903 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-06 in each year
YearRecords
18041
18221
18251
18271
18292
18321
18361
18391
18401
18411
18421
18442
18481
18562
18591
18602
18611
18621
18651
18661
18687
18711
18721
18753
18761
18795
18801
18842
18863
18882
18891
18901
18918
18932
18953
18962
18971
18984
18997
19006
19015
190219
19037
190413
19054
190623
190710
190818
190926
191035
19119
1912109
191314
191411
191563
191625
191722
191834
191930
1920259
192120
1922150
1923145
1924159
1925189
1926308
1927107
192898
192992
1930481
1931178
1932363
1933346
1934185
1935283
1936524
1937958
1938267
1939918
1940264
1941231
1942509
1943378
1944203
1945241
1946657
1947178
1948396
1949137
19501,419
19511,591
1952229
1953533
1954455
1955345
19561,633
1957362
1958640
1959379
1960707
1961197
1962916
1963391
1964597
1965420
19661,013
1967310
1968356
1969810
1970558
1971545
19722,565
1973482
1974549
1975637
1976643
19771,480
1978969
1979809
19801,108
1981937
19821,277
19831,232
19841,245
19851,087
1986695
1987978
1988660
1989798
1990800
1991743
19921,622
1993485
19941,467
19951,456
19961,093
1997953
19982,750
19991,079
20001,230
20011,520
20021,576
20031,303
2004699
20051,233
20061,097
20071,538
2008913
2009866
20101,364
20111,327
2012848
20132,182
2014615
2015768
2016575
2017402
2018469
2019374
2020549
2021676
2022432
20231,271
2024620
2025640

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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).