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Weather Records on 12 December 1903

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1903. Highest significance: Narrabri Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1903

  • On 12 December 1903, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Narrabri Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 12 December 1903.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 12 December 1903 18 station records on 12 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 12 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation54.7 mm (2.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MantovaItalyRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 12 December 1903 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 12 December 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 December 1903 by timescale Records on 12 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 12 December 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1903 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1320 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 2013
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1903
Top 18 records on 12 December 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1903Narrabri Bowling Club, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)11 years40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1903Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)13 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Southampton, CAdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)8.7 cm (3.4 in)4 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Toronto, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Milan, ITdaily rain54.7 mm (2.2 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Mantova, ITdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Toledo Blade, USdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min-23.9 C (-11.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Mudgee (George Street), AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low min-19.4 C (-2.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Washington, USdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1903Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low min (Tie)-5.6 C (21.9 F)tie7 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

1796 to 1903
Records on 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1903. 1903 had 18 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21798: 11802: 11808: 21814: 11825: 21831: 11835: 21846: 11855: 21861: 11863: 31870: 21871: 51873: 21879: 21882: 31887: 11889: 11891: 21892: 21893: 81894: 31895: 11896: 41897: 31898: 201899: 111900: 51901: 41902: 71903: 181904: 201905: 101906: 141907: 81908: 251909: 201910: 391911: 1041912: 531913: 201914: 191915: 461916: 1151917: 2461918: 331919: 231920: 411921: 631922: 611923: 911924: 1301925: 751926: 1431927: 3351928: 2341929: 4051930: 451931: 5221932: 8131933: 3581934: 4301935: 2661936: 1421937: 4681938: 1031939: 4181940: 6211941: 2601942: 2571943: 1651944: 6881945: 2121946: 7611947: 2951948: 2821949: 7891950: 3641951: 1751952: 5011953: 2881954: 6961955: 3811956: 4411957: 1,1181958: 8841959: 4641960: 7101961: 1,4811962: 1,4951963: 4391964: 4591965: 1,0451966: 3691967: 5651968: 7271969: 4991970: 3661971: 5851972: 1,6691973: 3971974: 1911975: 4921976: 3191977: 9071978: 3821979: 1,0161980: 5831981: 7341982: 8671983: 8161984: 8081985: 1,3841986: 4081987: 4681988: 1,0301989: 9301990: 6761991: 1,9801992: 8181993: 8871994: 1,1721995: 2,0301996: 1,3911997: 8691998: 1,1031999: 9522000: 2,5102001: 7002002: 6832003: 5372004: 7272005: 7692006: 8862007: 1,3152008: 1,4242009: 8182010: 1,5012011: 6212012: 6842013: 6462014: 1,0402015: 1,4962016: 5302017: 8082018: 2562019: 4182020: 5072021: 4412022: 7672023: 5442024: 3282025: 1,4851796188219041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1903. 1903 had 18 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-12 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17981
18021
18082
18141
18252
18311
18352
18461
18552
18611
18633
18702
18715
18732
18792
18823
18871
18891
18912
18922
18938
18943
18951
18964
18973
189820
189911
19005
19014
19027
190318
190420
190510
190614
19078
190825
190920
191039
1911104
191253
191320
191419
191546
1916115
1917246
191833
191923
192041
192163
192261
192391
1924130
192575
1926143
1927335
1928234
1929405
193045
1931522
1932813
1933358
1934430
1935266
1936142
1937468
1938103
1939418
1940621
1941260
1942257
1943165
1944688
1945212
1946761
1947295
1948282
1949789
1950364
1951175
1952501
1953288
1954696
1955381
1956441
19571,118
1958884
1959464
1960710
19611,481
19621,495
1963439
1964459
19651,045
1966369
1967565
1968727
1969499
1970366
1971585
19721,669
1973397
1974191
1975492
1976319
1977907
1978382
19791,016
1980583
1981734
1982867
1983816
1984808
19851,384
1986408
1987468
19881,030
1989930
1990676
19911,980
1992818
1993887
19941,172
19952,030
19961,391
1997869
19981,103
1999952
20002,510
2001700
2002683
2003537
2004727
2005769
2006886
20071,315
20081,424
2009818
20101,501
2011621
2012684
2013646
20141,040
20151,496
2016530
2017808
2018256
2019418
2020507
2021441
2022767
2023544
2024328
20251,485

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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).