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Weather Records on 7 December 1903

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1903. Highest significance: Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1903

  • On 7 December 1903, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Tenterfield (Federation Park) set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 7 December 1903.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 7 December 1903 9 station records on 7 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 7 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 December 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation64.3 mm (2.5 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.0 C (91.4 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.9 mm (1.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 7 December 1903 by type Records set or tied on 7 December 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 December 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 7 December 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 December 1903 by timescale Records on 7 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 7 December 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1903 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 320 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 203
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1903
Top 9 records on 7 December 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 December 1903Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain64.3 mm (2.5 in)33.6 mm (1.3 in)5 years30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1903Hambantota, LKdaily high max33.0 C (91.4 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)23 years26 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1903Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1903Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1903Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1903San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1903Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1903Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1903Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 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

1801 to 1903
Records on 12-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1903. 1903 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001801: 11805: 11812: 21815: 11825: 21832: 11836: 11839: 11844: 41848: 31852: 11856: 31863: 11866: 11868: 51871: 51875: 61879: 51881: 11884: 21885: 11889: 11890: 21891: 31892: 11893: 51894: 11895: 11896: 81897: 41898: 101899: 31900: 21901: 91902: 161903: 91904: 71905: 31906: 211907: 41908: 241909: 211910: 261911: 71912: 211913: 191914: 321915: 531916: 361917: 521918: 301919: 381920: 811921: 391922: 2721923: 1281924: 3741925: 1191926: 3721927: 4041928: 1051929: 1461930: 5341931: 1801932: 5551933: 1301934: 2741935: 2701936: 6021937: 8901938: 2791939: 7801940: 1451941: 1391942: 5261943: 1991944: 3571945: 2401946: 8551947: 2401948: 3201949: 1871950: 1,4721951: 1,7511952: 4471953: 6731954: 4451955: 1951956: 1,3581957: 5891958: 8311959: 5391960: 5611961: 2061962: 6421963: 4361964: 4671965: 4761966: 1,0471967: 3861968: 4611969: 9521970: 7241971: 8541972: 2,2391973: 4481974: 5081975: 4041976: 1,0371977: 1,3691978: 1,8821979: 8271980: 1,3141981: 8961982: 5421983: 9571984: 9571985: 9221986: 1,1261987: 8661988: 5821989: 6751990: 7441991: 6981992: 9061993: 5441994: 1,7721995: 9121996: 1,1521997: 8181998: 2,3841999: 6742000: 1,0852001: 7432002: 9172003: 1,1842004: 1,0962005: 1,4332006: 1,2462007: 1,4022008: 8332009: 9722010: 1,4052011: 1,5072012: 6432013: 2,1192014: 4792015: 1,0792016: 3892017: 5082018: 5582019: 4472020: 5972021: 5472022: 5792023: 9522024: 7122025: 6651801187519001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1903. 1903 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-07 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18051
18122
18151
18252
18321
18361
18391
18444
18483
18521
18563
18631
18661
18685
18715
18756
18795
18811
18842
18851
18891
18902
18913
18921
18935
18941
18951
18968
18974
189810
18993
19002
19019
190216
19039
19047
19053
190621
19074
190824
190921
191026
19117
191221
191319
191432
191553
191636
191752
191830
191938
192081
192139
1922272
1923128
1924374
1925119
1926372
1927404
1928105
1929146
1930534
1931180
1932555
1933130
1934274
1935270
1936602
1937890
1938279
1939780
1940145
1941139
1942526
1943199
1944357
1945240
1946855
1947240
1948320
1949187
19501,472
19511,751
1952447
1953673
1954445
1955195
19561,358
1957589
1958831
1959539
1960561
1961206
1962642
1963436
1964467
1965476
19661,047
1967386
1968461
1969952
1970724
1971854
19722,239
1973448
1974508
1975404
19761,037
19771,369
19781,882
1979827
19801,314
1981896
1982542
1983957
1984957
1985922
19861,126
1987866
1988582
1989675
1990744
1991698
1992906
1993544
19941,772
1995912
19961,152
1997818
19982,384
1999674
20001,085
2001743
2002917
20031,184
20041,096
20051,433
20061,246
20071,402
2008833
2009972
20101,405
20111,507
2012643
20132,119
2014479
20151,079
2016389
2017508
2018558
2019447
2020597
2021547
2022579
2023952
2024712
2025665

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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).