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Weather Records on 7 December 1918

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1918. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 7 December 1918

  • On 7 December 1918, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
  • St John's set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 7 December 1918.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 7 December 1918 30 station records on 7 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 7 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.8 C (100.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature5.8 C (42.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.1 C (106.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.1 C (106.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 7 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 7 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 7 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 December 1918 by timescale Records on 7 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30.
Records on 7 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1918 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2120 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 2021
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1918
Top 20 records on 7 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 December 1918St John's, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)29 years34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Nanango Wills St, AUdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)11 years24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max37.8 C (100.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)47 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Zametchino, RUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Saentis, CHdaily high min-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918St John's, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Qu'appelle, CAdaily high max3.9 C (39.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918St Albans, CAdaily high max5.0 C (41.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Nordby (Fano), DKdaily high min5.8 C (42.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Edmonton, CAdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max4.4 C (39.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max41.1 C (106.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Prince Albert, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low min-20.0 C (-4.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Alma, USdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1918Swift Current, CAdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years9 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

1801 to 1918
Records on 12-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1918. 1918 had 30 records. 01,0002,0003,0001801: 11805: 11812: 21815: 11825: 21832: 11836: 11839: 11844: 41848: 31852: 11856: 31863: 11866: 11868: 51871: 51875: 61879: 51881: 11884: 21885: 11889: 11890: 21891: 31892: 11893: 51894: 11895: 11896: 81897: 41898: 101899: 31900: 21901: 91902: 161903: 91904: 71905: 31906: 211907: 41908: 241909: 211910: 261911: 71912: 211913: 191914: 321915: 531916: 361917: 521918: 301919: 381920: 811921: 391922: 2721923: 1281924: 3741925: 1191926: 3721927: 4041928: 1051929: 1461930: 5341931: 1801932: 5551933: 1301934: 2741935: 2701936: 6021937: 8901938: 2791939: 7801940: 1451941: 1391942: 5261943: 1991944: 3571945: 2401946: 8551947: 2401948: 3201949: 1871950: 1,4721951: 1,7511952: 4471953: 6731954: 4451955: 1951956: 1,3581957: 5891958: 8311959: 5391960: 5611961: 2061962: 6421963: 4361964: 4671965: 4761966: 1,0471967: 3861968: 4611969: 9521970: 7241971: 8541972: 2,2391973: 4481974: 5081975: 4041976: 1,0371977: 1,3691978: 1,8821979: 8271980: 1,3141981: 8961982: 5421983: 9571984: 9571985: 9221986: 1,1261987: 8661988: 5821989: 6751990: 7441991: 6981992: 9061993: 5441994: 1,7721995: 9121996: 1,1521997: 8181998: 2,3841999: 6742000: 1,0852001: 7432002: 9172003: 1,1842004: 1,0962005: 1,4332006: 1,2462007: 1,4022008: 8332009: 9722010: 1,4052011: 1,5072012: 6432013: 2,1192014: 4792015: 1,0792016: 3892017: 5082018: 5582019: 4472020: 5972021: 5472022: 5792023: 9522024: 7122025: 6651801187519001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1918. 1918 had 30 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-07 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18051
18122
18151
18252
18321
18361
18391
18444
18483
18521
18563
18631
18661
18685
18715
18756
18795
18811
18842
18851
18891
18902
18913
18921
18935
18941
18951
18968
18974
189810
18993
19002
19019
190216
19039
19047
19053
190621
19074
190824
190921
191026
19117
191221
191319
191432
191553
191636
191752
191830
191938
192081
192139
1922272
1923128
1924374
1925119
1926372
1927404
1928105
1929146
1930534
1931180
1932555
1933130
1934274
1935270
1936602
1937890
1938279
1939780
1940145
1941139
1942526
1943199
1944357
1945240
1946855
1947240
1948320
1949187
19501,472
19511,751
1952447
1953673
1954445
1955195
19561,358
1957589
1958831
1959539
1960561
1961206
1962642
1963436
1964467
1965476
19661,047
1967386
1968461
1969952
1970724
1971854
19722,239
1973448
1974508
1975404
19761,037
19771,369
19781,882
1979827
19801,314
1981896
1982542
1983957
1984957
1985922
19861,126
1987866
1988582
1989675
1990744
1991698
1992906
1993544
19941,772
1995912
19961,152
1997818
19982,384
1999674
20001,085
2001743
2002917
20031,184
20041,096
20051,433
20061,246
20071,402
2008833
2009972
20101,405
20111,507
2012643
20132,119
2014479
20151,079
2016389
2017508
2018558
2019447
2020597
2021547
2022579
2023952
2024712
2025665

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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).