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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
Weather records on 12 December 1912 53 station records on 12 December 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
53 station records on 12 December 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation20.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation14.1 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records
Records on 12 December 1912 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 14Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 24Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 12 December 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum14
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall24
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 December 1912 by timescale Records on 12 December 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 52all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52.
Records on 12 December 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily52

How Much Records Were Beaten By

44 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1912 Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 295 to 10: 1410 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 529
5 to 1014
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1912
Top 20 records on 12 December 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1912Orebro, SEdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Sandvig, DKdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Hano_A, SEdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Karlshamn, SEdaily rain17.1 mm (0.7 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Kristianstad, SEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Vastervik, SEdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Landsort, SEdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Olands Sodra Udde, SEdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Halden, NOdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Varberg, SEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Vinga, SEdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Nidingen A, SEdaily rain14.1 mm (0.6 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)2 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1912Falun, SEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 years16 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
Records on 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 53 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 1912. 1912 had 53 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).