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Weather Records on 12 December 1908

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1908. Highest significance: Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1908

  • On 12 December 1908, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi) set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 12 December 1908.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 12 December 1908 25 station records on 12 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 12 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation80.8 mm (3.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
GilgoinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.8 mm (2.5 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation80.8 mm (3.2 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.7 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.0 mm (1.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation57.9 mm (2.3 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 12 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 12 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 December 1908 by timescale Records on 12 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 22.
Records on 12 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1908 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1310 to 20: 220 to 30: 530 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1013
10 to 202
20 to 305
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 602

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1908
Top 20 records on 12 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1908Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain80.8 mm (3.2 in)54.4 mm (2.1 in)4 years45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1908Gilgoin, AUmonthly rain63.8 mm (2.5 in)22.7 mm (0.9 in)22 years43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1908Goonoo Goonoo Station, AUdaily rain80.8 mm (3.2 in)58.2 mm (2.3 in)5 years40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)29.0 mm (1.1 in)5 years30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Calga, AUdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)21 years26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Yanco (Billinbah East), AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)6 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Winbar, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Kallara, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Vastervik, SEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Charlton, AUmonthly rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Weldon, USdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Warraweena, AUmonthly rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)3 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Kinchega, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Port Hastings, CAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908White Cliffs (Tongo), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Vineland, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1908Halifax, CAdaily rain57.9 mm (2.3 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years8 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 1908
Records on 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 25 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: 2552019: 4172020: 5072021: 4392022: 7652023: 5422024: 3282025: 1,4831796188219041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 25 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
2018255
2019417
2020507
2021439
2022765
2023542
2024328
20251,483

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).