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Weather Records on 12 December 1918

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1918. Highest significance: Dalby Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1918

  • On 12 December 1918, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Dalby Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 12 December 1918.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 12 December 1918 33 station records on 12 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 12 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Dalby Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation78.2 mm (3.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.7 cm (4.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
MunchebergGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation24.3 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-8.6 C (16.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GoldbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.4 mm (0.17 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake CochituateUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-21.0 C (-5.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)United StatesRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 12 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 22Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 12 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall22
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 December 1918 by timescale Records on 12 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32.
Records on 12 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1918 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.7. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2810 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1028
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 502

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1918
Top 20 records on 12 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1918Dalby Post Office, AUdaily rain78.2 mm (3.1 in)47.7 mm (1.9 in)0 years38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1918Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)36 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Quebec, CAdaily snowfall11.7 cm (4.6 in)4.1 cm (1.6 in)41 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Muncheberg, DEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Cottbus, DEdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Metten, DEdaily rain24.3 mm (1.0 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Uccle, BEdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Vestervig, DKmonthly rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)3 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Uccle, BEdaily high max12.9 C (55.2 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Freiburg, DEdaily high min7.6 C (45.7 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Knysna (Tnk), ZAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low max-3.4 C (25.9 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low min-8.6 C (16.5 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Houston Wb City, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1918Goldberg, DEdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)20 years13 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 1918
Records on 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 33 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 1918. 1918 had 33 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).