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Weather Records on 1 December 1918

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1918. Highest significance: Jacksonville Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1918

  • On 1 December 1918, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Jacksonville Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 1 December 1918.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 1 December 1918 32 station records on 1 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 1 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
CoultaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall4.8 cm (1.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
AuroraCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
YalataAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
EllistonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
CarabostAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BalaklavaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 1 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 1 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 6. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.
Records on 1 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 December 1918 by timescale Records on 1 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32.
Records on 1 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 December 1918 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1910 to 20: 220 to 30: 330 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1019
10 to 202
20 to 303
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1918
Top 20 records on 1 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 December 1918Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)21 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918St Albans, CAdaily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)4.6 cm (1.8 in)12 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)41 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Coulta, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918St Albans, CAdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Bramfield Post Office, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Maragle Station, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Armagh, GBdaily high max13.2 C (55.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Westminster, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Madison Wb City, USdaily snowfall4.8 cm (1.9 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Green Bay, USdaily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Aurora, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Yalata, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Haliburton A, CAdaily low min-18.3 C (-0.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Elliston, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Carabost, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily low min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1918Karesuando, SEdaily high min-5.0 C (23.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)22 years10 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 1918
Records on 12-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1918. 1918 had 32 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001797: 11805: 11807: 21810: 11817: 21821: 11823: 21831: 11849: 11856: 31857: 11858: 11861: 11863: 11869: 21871: 11872: 31873: 61875: 81876: 41877: 11879: 71884: 31885: 31886: 11887: 21888: 31889: 21890: 61891: 11892: 21893: 11894: 11895: 41896: 41897: 101898: 51899: 41901: 51902: 71903: 131904: 41905: 111906: 31907: 81908: 401909: 641910: 391911: 451912: 371913: 531914: 1421915: 231916: 291917: 521918: 321919: 781920: 1921921: 551922: 851923: 701924: 1351925: 1451926: 1151927: 2711928: 851929: 5151930: 1281931: 3371932: 3831933: 6561934: 6671935: 1641936: 4331937: 2381938: 1591939: 3461940: 3001941: 3911942: 4241943: 931944: 4781945: 2591946: 2241947: 3921948: 2521949: 3131950: 4371951: 5851952: 7621953: 2831954: 3081955: 6241956: 3381957: 2951958: 5311959: 3551960: 2581961: 3731962: 1,0731963: 2821964: 1,1811965: 5981966: 9951967: 6011968: 8831969: 6731970: 1,2991971: 5741972: 8431973: 8881974: 1,3391975: 1,0071976: 1,2941977: 1,1661978: 7771979: 8741980: 1,0191981: 1,3201982: 1,7591983: 1,2751984: 5131985: 3,8741986: 8031987: 1,0201988: 5381989: 8221990: 5141991: 2,1241992: 5521993: 5971994: 7171995: 1,3861996: 1,4481997: 7361998: 1,6981999: 7902000: 7772001: 1,2112002: 6372003: 6272004: 1,0332005: 8152006: 2,8662007: 1,4272008: 8792009: 9272010: 1,9912011: 9472012: 1,0272013: 4002014: 6772015: 8502016: 3842017: 4962018: 8072019: 8032020: 5672021: 2,0302022: 5842023: 6092024: 6362025: 6791797187318961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1918. 1918 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-01 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18051
18072
18101
18172
18211
18232
18311
18491
18563
18571
18581
18611
18631
18692
18711
18723
18736
18758
18764
18771
18797
18843
18853
18861
18872
18883
18892
18906
18911
18922
18931
18941
18954
18964
189710
18985
18994
19015
19027
190313
19044
190511
19063
19078
190840
190964
191039
191145
191237
191353
1914142
191523
191629
191752
191832
191978
1920192
192155
192285
192370
1924135
1925145
1926115
1927271
192885
1929515
1930128
1931337
1932383
1933656
1934667
1935164
1936433
1937238
1938159
1939346
1940300
1941391
1942424
194393
1944478
1945259
1946224
1947392
1948252
1949313
1950437
1951585
1952762
1953283
1954308
1955624
1956338
1957295
1958531
1959355
1960258
1961373
19621,073
1963282
19641,181
1965598
1966995
1967601
1968883
1969673
19701,299
1971574
1972843
1973888
19741,339
19751,007
19761,294
19771,166
1978777
1979874
19801,019
19811,320
19821,759
19831,275
1984513
19853,874
1986803
19871,020
1988538
1989822
1990514
19912,124
1992552
1993597
1994717
19951,386
19961,448
1997736
19981,698
1999790
2000777
20011,211
2002637
2003627
20041,033
2005815
20062,866
20071,427
2008879
2009927
20101,991
2011947
20121,027
2013400
2014677
2015850
2016384
2017496
2018807
2019803
2020567
20212,030
2022584
2023609
2024636
2025679

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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).