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Weather Records on 12 December 1904

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1904. Highest significance: Cassilis Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1904

  • On 12 December 1904, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Cassilis Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 12 December 1904.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 12 December 1904 20 station records on 12 December 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 12 December 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall3.0 cm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 12 December 1904 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 12 December 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 December 1904 by timescale Records on 12 December 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 12 December 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1904 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 48.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1310 to 20: 220 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
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 48.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 1013
10 to 202
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1904
Top 20 records on 12 December 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1904Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Trenton 2, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Woodstock, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)4.8 cm (1.9 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall3.0 cm (1.2 in)1.7 cm (0.7 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904St John's, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Washington, USdaily low min-10.0 C (14.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low min-7.8 C (18.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low min-7.8 C (18.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Mudgee (George Street), AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)14 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Philadelphia City, USdaily low min-8.9 C (16.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Portland, USdaily low min-17.2 C (1.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Windsor Riverside, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)8.9 cm (3.5 in)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1904Toledo Blade, USdaily low max (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie5 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 1904
Records on 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1904. 1904 had 20 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 1904. 1904 had 20 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).