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Weather Records on 18 December 1904

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1904. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 18 December 1904

  • On 18 December 1904, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Sydney set a monthly record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 18 December 1904.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 18 December 1904 25 station records on 18 December 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 18 December 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 December 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall38.1 cm (15.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall29.7 cm (11.7 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PictouCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.1 cm (3.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PictouCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 18 December 1904 by type Records set or tied on 18 December 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 December 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 18 December 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 December 1904 by timescale Records on 18 December 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 December 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 23.
Records on 18 December 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 1904 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 25: 1625 to 50: 150 to 75: 075 to 100: 0100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 2150 to 175: 0175 to 200: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 2516
25 to 501
50 to 750
75 to 1000
100 to 1250
125 to 1502
150 to 1750
175 to 2001

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1904
Top 20 records on 18 December 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 December 1904Sydney, CAmonthly snowfall38.1 cm (15.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)6 years37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1904Vineland, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)13.2 cm (5.2 in)19 years37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1904Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)22 years32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Halifax, CAdaily snowfall29.7 cm (11.7 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)3 years31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Charlton, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Kiandra Chalet, AUdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)2 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Narrabri Bowling Club, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Pictou, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall8.1 cm (3.2 in)1.7 cm (0.7 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Sandvig, DKdaily high min6.8 C (44.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max13.8 C (56.8 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)5 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Tarcutta Post Office, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Tarcutta, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min6.0 C (42.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Pictou, CAmonthly snowfall (Tie)30.5 cm (12.0 in)tie32 years5 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1904Nordby (Fano), DKdaily high min6.4 C (43.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6 years5 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 1904
Records on 12-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1904. 1904 had 25 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11805: 11814: 11825: 11846: 11849: 11852: 21858: 11859: 41862: 21864: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 21878: 11881: 21882: 11884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 41890: 51892: 41894: 81895: 11897: 41898: 91899: 31900: 21901: 61902: 331903: 111904: 251905: 31906: 211907: 151908: 161909: 181910: 191911: 91912: 331913: 381914: 201915: 281916: 571917: 621918: 211919: 1171920: 771921: 1231922: 1081923: 3781924: 4801925: 741926: 1731927: 1511928: 1651929: 3661930: 2301931: 3601932: 3531933: 5061934: 2091935: 1381936: 4661937: 4591938: 1851939: 9001940: 2421941: 2131942: 2811943: 4191944: 1911945: 5981946: 1991947: 2661948: 3541949: 5611950: 2891951: 8671952: 4501953: 3731954: 5071955: 6111956: 3331957: 9011958: 5241959: 4771960: 4771961: 8851962: 7591963: 5711964: 8401965: 4021966: 6441967: 1,1051968: 4881969: 3761970: 5021971: 3871972: 3751973: 1,0081974: 2291975: 6251976: 4591977: 9921978: 9461979: 1,0871980: 7721981: 1,3621982: 5371983: 2,0141984: 1,4391985: 1,3841986: 8751987: 1,5051988: 1,0611989: 1,8181990: 1,3671991: 7561992: 1,0451993: 6971994: 6431995: 1,0651996: 1,8331997: 1,1951998: 8631999: 9232000: 1,5722001: 9062002: 1,4372003: 9872004: 5062005: 9872006: 1,1672007: 7462008: 1,0142009: 1,2532010: 1,3222011: 6972012: 7292013: 5132014: 5562015: 1,2542016: 1,8212017: 5162018: 4642019: 6792020: 3262021: 7622022: 5362023: 1,2932024: 7802025: 9941793187819011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1904. 1904 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-18 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18051
18141
18251
18461
18491
18522
18581
18594
18622
18641
18681
18731
18751
18762
18781
18812
18821
18842
18861
18871
18881
18894
18905
18924
18948
18951
18974
18989
18993
19002
19016
190233
190311
190425
19053
190621
190715
190816
190918
191019
19119
191233
191338
191420
191528
191657
191762
191821
1919117
192077
1921123
1922108
1923378
1924480
192574
1926173
1927151
1928165
1929366
1930230
1931360
1932353
1933506
1934209
1935138
1936466
1937459
1938185
1939900
1940242
1941213
1942281
1943419
1944191
1945598
1946199
1947266
1948354
1949561
1950289
1951867
1952450
1953373
1954507
1955611
1956333
1957901
1958524
1959477
1960477
1961885
1962759
1963571
1964840
1965402
1966644
19671,105
1968488
1969376
1970502
1971387
1972375
19731,008
1974229
1975625
1976459
1977992
1978946
19791,087
1980772
19811,362
1982537
19832,014
19841,439
19851,384
1986875
19871,505
19881,061
19891,818
19901,367
1991756
19921,045
1993697
1994643
19951,065
19961,833
19971,195
1998863
1999923
20001,572
2001906
20021,437
2003987
2004506
2005987
20061,167
2007746
20081,014
20091,253
20101,322
2011697
2012729
2013513
2014556
20151,254
20161,821
2017516
2018464
2019679
2020326
2021762
2022536
20231,293
2024780
2025994

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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).