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Weather Records on 15 December 1903

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1903. Highest significance: Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL.

Key Facts for 15 December 1903

  • On 15 December 1903, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) set a daily record high minimum temperature of 0.1 C (32.2 F) on 15 December 1903.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 15 December 1903 7 station records on 15 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 15 December 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 December 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature0.1 C (32.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature32.5 C (90.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 15 December 1903 by type Records set or tied on 15 December 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 December 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 15 December 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 December 1903 by timescale Records on 15 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 December 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 15 December 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 December 1903 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.5. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 12 to 3: 03 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 December 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 21
2 to 30
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 61

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1903
Top 7 records on 15 December 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 December 1903Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min0.1 C (32.2 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1903Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max-9.4 C (15.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1903Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1903Concord, USdaily low max-6.7 C (19.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1903Hambantota, LKdaily high max32.5 C (90.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1903Woodstock, CAdaily low max-10.0 C (14.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1903World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max (Tie)-4.4 C (24.1 F)tie28 years2 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 1903
Records on 12-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1903. 1903 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11798: 11800: 11808: 31810: 11814: 31815: 11825: 11831: 11840: 21844: 21846: 31847: 11854: 31859: 21863: 11864: 11866: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11870: 11873: 11874: 11878: 41879: 21880: 21881: 31882: 21883: 11885: 11886: 11889: 31890: 11891: 21892: 41893: 11894: 41895: 11896: 51897: 21899: 121900: 51901: 211902: 31903: 71904: 91905: 61906: 91907: 101908: 51909: 51910: 41911: 231912: 421913: 131914: 2391915: 1801916: 401917: 401918: 541919: 281920: 351921: 261922: 651923: 1321924: 3581925: 1871926: 2261927: 2351928: 3881929: 5001930: 1601931: 2841932: 3851933: 7961934: 1991935: 1401936: 2861937: 3101938: 1001939: 6371940: 4641941: 3731942: 3851943: 4861944: 2811945: 4201946: 5211947: 6341948: 1,2391949: 1351950: 2921951: 9621952: 3671953: 2701954: 4131955: 3711956: 5311957: 3041958: 5311959: 5601960: 3131961: 8831962: 9791963: 6701964: 3711965: 7591966: 2751967: 9481968: 5101969: 3521970: 2151971: 1,7391972: 1,1591973: 6151974: 5111975: 1,2301976: 3491977: 9631978: 4991979: 5601980: 1,0851981: 1,2431982: 8311983: 1,2291984: 1,3971985: 1,0771986: 5021987: 1,7401988: 5191989: 2,7531990: 8461991: 6361992: 1,2631993: 7341994: 6761995: 8481996: 7271997: 1,5211998: 1,2161999: 6212000: 1,1542001: 1,0262002: 8312003: 8462004: 7952005: 9532006: 1,4912007: 9732008: 1,7892009: 9302010: 1,7052011: 7802012: 1,0582013: 7012014: 1,0452015: 1,3982016: 1,0242017: 3322018: 5392019: 5472020: 4002021: 1,1822022: 1,0572023: 7942024: 3692025: 2,1151793186418901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1903. 1903 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-15 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
17981
18001
18083
18101
18143
18151
18251
18311
18402
18442
18463
18471
18543
18592
18631
18641
18661
18672
18681
18691
18701
18731
18741
18784
18792
18802
18813
18822
18831
18851
18861
18893
18901
18912
18924
18931
18944
18951
18965
18972
189912
19005
190121
19023
19037
19049
19056
19069
190710
19085
19095
19104
191123
191242
191313
1914239
1915180
191640
191740
191854
191928
192035
192126
192265
1923132
1924358
1925187
1926226
1927235
1928388
1929500
1930160
1931284
1932385
1933796
1934199
1935140
1936286
1937310
1938100
1939637
1940464
1941373
1942385
1943486
1944281
1945420
1946521
1947634
19481,239
1949135
1950292
1951962
1952367
1953270
1954413
1955371
1956531
1957304
1958531
1959560
1960313
1961883
1962979
1963670
1964371
1965759
1966275
1967948
1968510
1969352
1970215
19711,739
19721,159
1973615
1974511
19751,230
1976349
1977963
1978499
1979560
19801,085
19811,243
1982831
19831,229
19841,397
19851,077
1986502
19871,740
1988519
19892,753
1990846
1991636
19921,263
1993734
1994676
1995848
1996727
19971,521
19981,216
1999621
20001,154
20011,026
2002831
2003846
2004795
2005953
20061,491
2007973
20081,789
2009930
20101,705
2011780
20121,058
2013701
20141,045
20151,398
20161,024
2017332
2018539
2019547
2020400
20211,182
20221,057
2023794
2024369
20252,115

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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).