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Weather Records on 31 December 1912

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1912. Highest significance: Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL.

Key Facts for 31 December 1912

  • On 31 December 1912, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) set a daily record precipitation of 9.7 mm (0.38 in) on 31 December 1912.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 31 December 1912 17 station records on 31 December 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 31 December 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 December 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley ChaseSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SteynsburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.4 mm (0.17 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 31 December 1912 by type Records set or tied on 31 December 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 December 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 31 December 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 December 1912 by timescale Records on 31 December 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 December 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 31 December 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1912 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.2. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 34 to 6: 36 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 43
4 to 63
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1912
Top 17 records on 31 December 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 December 1912Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Yardley Chase, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Sydney, CAdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Oudtshoorn, ZAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Riversdale, ZAdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Zametchino, RUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Saint John, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Kiev, UAdaily high max5.0 C (41.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Galway, IEdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Steynsburg, ZAdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily high min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain1.8 mm (0.07 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Varberg, SEdaily rain4.4 mm (0.17 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1912Nordby (Fano), DKdaily high max (Tie)6.8 C (44.2 F)tie11 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

1797 to 1912
Records on 12-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1912. 1912 had 17 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 11799: 21826: 11836: 11842: 21850: 31853: 11854: 11859: 11860: 11867: 11870: 21872: 21874: 41875: 21876: 21878: 21879: 21880: 21882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 21890: 21891: 81892: 41895: 41897: 61898: 51899: 41900: 31901: 161902: 31903: 31904: 111905: 91906: 311907: 111908: 71909: 51910: 251911: 141912: 171913: 461914: 341915: 321916: 251917: 2391918: 241919: 381920: 641921: 1301922: 831923: 2801924: 1131925: 1831926: 771927: 4911928: 531929: 2241930: 581931: 5431932: 3941933: 4091934: 1811935: 3091936: 5671937: 5001938: 2471939: 2981940: 4671941: 1591942: 3521943: 1591944: 2591945: 2101946: 7071947: 4611948: 5911949: 3841950: 3101951: 1,4211952: 3771953: 4101954: 2861955: 4291956: 2161957: 7241958: 5841959: 4141960: 3891961: 3091962: 8101963: 1,0151964: 3881965: 1,3711966: 3261967: 1,0231968: 1,3711969: 8251970: 5791971: 5681972: 8361973: 1,3701974: 5901975: 7911976: 1,3061977: 6411978: 2,7911979: 4481980: 1,4481981: 7861982: 6391983: 2,2201984: 9421985: 5931986: 6161987: 8451988: 6001989: 5061990: 1,3791991: 7031992: 1,0621993: 7181994: 8781995: 1,1511996: 2,2021997: 9881998: 7391999: 5242000: 1,5752001: 7482002: 1,2322003: 5232004: 1,2782005: 9592006: 2,0892007: 6522008: 6562009: 8672010: 1,5442011: 7392012: 8032013: 6062014: 9032015: 7482016: 6782017: 1,5892018: 6202019: 5932020: 4892021: 1,7392022: 1,4972023: 4742024: 4602025: 7601797187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1912. 1912 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-31 in each year
YearRecords
17971
17992
18261
18361
18422
18503
18531
18541
18591
18601
18671
18702
18722
18744
18752
18762
18782
18792
18802
18821
18842
18851
18863
18871
18882
18902
18918
18924
18954
18976
18985
18994
19003
190116
19023
19033
190411
19059
190631
190711
19087
19095
191025
191114
191217
191346
191434
191532
191625
1917239
191824
191938
192064
1921130
192283
1923280
1924113
1925183
192677
1927491
192853
1929224
193058
1931543
1932394
1933409
1934181
1935309
1936567
1937500
1938247
1939298
1940467
1941159
1942352
1943159
1944259
1945210
1946707
1947461
1948591
1949384
1950310
19511,421
1952377
1953410
1954286
1955429
1956216
1957724
1958584
1959414
1960389
1961309
1962810
19631,015
1964388
19651,371
1966326
19671,023
19681,371
1969825
1970579
1971568
1972836
19731,370
1974590
1975791
19761,306
1977641
19782,791
1979448
19801,448
1981786
1982639
19832,220
1984942
1985593
1986616
1987845
1988600
1989506
19901,379
1991703
19921,062
1993718
1994878
19951,151
19962,202
1997988
1998739
1999524
20001,575
2001748
20021,232
2003523
20041,278
2005959
20062,089
2007652
2008656
2009867
20101,544
2011739
2012803
2013606
2014903
2015748
2016678
20171,589
2018620
2019593
2020489
20211,739
20221,497
2023474
2024460
2025760

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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).