Weather Records on 12 December 1912
53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1912. Highest significance: Orebro, SE.
Key Facts for 12 December 1912
- On 12 December 1912, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 3 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 52 daily.
- Orebro set a daily record precipitation of 17.0 mm (0.7 in) on 12 December 1912.
- Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.
Record Map
53 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orebro | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sandvig | Denmark | Record daily precipitation | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hano_A | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 15.1 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karlshamn | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 17.1 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kristianstad | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 13.1 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nordby (Fano) | Denmark | Record daily precipitation | 20.2 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vastervik | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 15.5 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kalmar_D | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 10.3 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Olands Norra Udde | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 14.4 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Landsort | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 12.4 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Olands Sodra Udde | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halden | Norway | Record daily precipitation | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Varberg | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vinga | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tranebjerg | Denmark | Record daily precipitation | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gravenhurst | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 20.3 cm (8.0 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nidingen A | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 14.1 mm (0.6 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gunnedah Pool | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Falun | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 13.3 mm (0.5 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cleveland 2717 Euclid | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -7.8 C (18.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Toledo Blade | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -7.8 C (18.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Escanaba | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -10.6 C (12.9 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Inverell Comparison | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lund | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 10.5 mm (0.4 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Umea | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 9.5 mm (0.37 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record low maximum temperature | 14.9 C (58.8 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cleveland 2717 Euclid | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -11.7 C (10.9 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chattanooga Wb City | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -5.0 C (23.0 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stonecliffe | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -17.8 C (0.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anticosti SW Point | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -25.6 C (-14.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chattanooga Wb City | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Falsterbo | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nora_D | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 12.5 mm (0.5 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Walgett Council Depot | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 24.4 C (75.9 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 11.4 C (52.5 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Orskar_A | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buffalo | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -7.2 C (19.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Inverell Comparison | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 4.6 C (40.3 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bringelly (Maryland) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jerilderie (Coree STN) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oran-Hopital Militaire | Algeria | Record low minimum temperature | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 25.6 C (78.1 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 22.8 C (73.0 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Galway | Ireland | Record high maximum temperature | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gunnedah Pool | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Southampton | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -6.7 C (19.9 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Freiburg | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 6.0 C (42.8 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buffalo | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -10.0 C (14.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 7.2 C (45.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Welland | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 3.9 C (39.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Escanaba | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -20.0 C (-4.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
53 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 14 |
| Highest daily minimum | 2 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 11 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 24 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 52 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
44 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 29 |
| 5 to 10 | 14 |
| 10 to 15 | 0 |
| 15 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 25 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
12 December 1912| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 1912 | Orebro, SE | daily rain | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 20 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Sandvig, DK | daily rain | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 15 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Hano_A, SE | daily rain | 15.1 mm (0.6 in) | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Karlshamn, SE | daily rain | 17.1 mm (0.7 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Kristianstad, SE | daily rain | 13.1 mm (0.5 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 12 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Nordby (Fano), DK | daily rain | 20.2 mm (0.8 in) | 7.2 mm (0.28 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Vastervik, SE | daily rain | 15.5 mm (0.6 in) | 9.0 mm (0.35 in) | 4 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Kalmar_D, SE | daily rain | 10.3 mm (0.4 in) | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Olands Norra Udde, SE | daily rain | 14.4 mm (0.6 in) | 6.7 mm (0.26 in) | 4 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Landsort, SE | daily rain | 12.4 mm (0.5 in) | 7.2 mm (0.28 in) | 13 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Olands Sodra Udde, SE | daily rain | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 5 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Halden, NO | daily rain | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) | 8.0 mm (0.31 in) | 27 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Varberg, SE | daily rain | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 5.2 mm (0.20 in) | 12 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Vinga, SE | daily rain | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 3.9 mm (0.15 in) | 27 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Tranebjerg, DK | daily rain | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 2.1 mm (0.08 in) | 34 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU | daily low max | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 2.0 C (3.6 F) | 30 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Gravenhurst, CA | daily snowfall | 20.3 cm (8.0 in) | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 33 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Nidingen A, SE | daily rain | 14.1 mm (0.6 in) | 6.0 mm (0.24 in) | 2 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Gunnedah Pool, AU | daily low max | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 22 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1912 | Falun, SE | daily rain | 13.3 mm (0.5 in) | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 13 years | 16 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 1912| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1796 | 2 |
| 1798 | 1 |
| 1802 | 1 |
| 1808 | 2 |
| 1814 | 1 |
| 1825 | 2 |
| 1831 | 1 |
| 1835 | 2 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1855 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1870 | 2 |
| 1871 | 5 |
| 1873 | 2 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 8 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1896 | 4 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1901 | 4 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 18 |
| 1904 | 20 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1906 | 14 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1910 | 39 |
| 1911 | 104 |
| 1912 | 53 |
| 1913 | 20 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 46 |
| 1916 | 115 |
| 1917 | 246 |
| 1918 | 33 |
| 1919 | 23 |
| 1920 | 41 |
| 1921 | 63 |
| 1922 | 61 |
| 1923 | 91 |
| 1924 | 130 |
| 1925 | 75 |
| 1926 | 143 |
| 1927 | 335 |
| 1928 | 234 |
| 1929 | 405 |
| 1930 | 45 |
| 1931 | 522 |
| 1932 | 813 |
| 1933 | 358 |
| 1934 | 430 |
| 1935 | 266 |
| 1936 | 142 |
| 1937 | 468 |
| 1938 | 103 |
| 1939 | 418 |
| 1940 | 621 |
| 1941 | 260 |
| 1942 | 257 |
| 1943 | 165 |
| 1944 | 688 |
| 1945 | 212 |
| 1946 | 761 |
| 1947 | 295 |
| 1948 | 282 |
| 1949 | 789 |
| 1950 | 364 |
| 1951 | 175 |
| 1952 | 501 |
| 1953 | 288 |
| 1954 | 696 |
| 1955 | 381 |
| 1956 | 441 |
| 1957 | 1,118 |
| 1958 | 884 |
| 1959 | 464 |
| 1960 | 710 |
| 1961 | 1,481 |
| 1962 | 1,495 |
| 1963 | 439 |
| 1964 | 459 |
| 1965 | 1,045 |
| 1966 | 369 |
| 1967 | 565 |
| 1968 | 727 |
| 1969 | 499 |
| 1970 | 366 |
| 1971 | 585 |
| 1972 | 1,669 |
| 1973 | 397 |
| 1974 | 191 |
| 1975 | 492 |
| 1976 | 319 |
| 1977 | 907 |
| 1978 | 382 |
| 1979 | 1,016 |
| 1980 | 583 |
| 1981 | 734 |
| 1982 | 867 |
| 1983 | 816 |
| 1984 | 808 |
| 1985 | 1,384 |
| 1986 | 408 |
| 1987 | 468 |
| 1988 | 1,030 |
| 1989 | 930 |
| 1990 | 676 |
| 1991 | 1,980 |
| 1992 | 818 |
| 1993 | 887 |
| 1994 | 1,172 |
| 1995 | 2,030 |
| 1996 | 1,391 |
| 1997 | 869 |
| 1998 | 1,103 |
| 1999 | 952 |
| 2000 | 2,510 |
| 2001 | 700 |
| 2002 | 683 |
| 2003 | 537 |
| 2004 | 727 |
| 2005 | 769 |
| 2006 | 886 |
| 2007 | 1,315 |
| 2008 | 1,424 |
| 2009 | 818 |
| 2010 | 1,501 |
| 2011 | 621 |
| 2012 | 684 |
| 2013 | 646 |
| 2014 | 1,040 |
| 2015 | 1,496 |
| 2016 | 530 |
| 2017 | 808 |
| 2018 | 256 |
| 2019 | 418 |
| 2020 | 507 |
| 2021 | 441 |
| 2022 | 767 |
| 2023 | 544 |
| 2024 | 328 |
| 2025 | 1,485 |
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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.
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