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Weather Records on 7 December 2003

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 2003. Highest significance: Amherst, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 2003

  • On 7 December 2003, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 343 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,118 daily.
  • Amherst set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 7 December 2003.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations
Weather records on 7 December 2003 1,184 station records on 7 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,184 station records on 7 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AmherstUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)79 of 100 (Major)
Middle DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall52.3 cm (20.6 in)76 of 100 (Major)
WoodstockUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)76 of 100 (Major)
BerlinUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall68.6 cm (27.0 in)75 of 100 (Major)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall43.2 cm (17.0 in)75 of 100 (Major)
CanaanUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall61.0 cm (24.0 in)70 of 100 (Major)
Dixville NotchUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall55.9 cm (22.0 in)69 of 100 (Major)
RochesterUnited StatesRecord snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)68 of 100 (Major)
CavendishUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)66 of 100 (Major)
RochesterUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SEUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Alcove DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)64 of 100 (Major)
KeeneUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall41.4 cm (16.3 in)63 of 100 (Major)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775United StatesRecord daily precipitation192.3 mm (7.6 in)63 of 100 (Major)
BrocktonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
BathUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
HyannisUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation78.7 mm (3.1 in)61 of 100 (Major)
N Creek 5 SEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 SPuerto Rico [United States]Record daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)60 of 100 (Major)
MiddletonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)60 of 100 (Major)
NewportUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall48.3 cm (19.0 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint JohnsburyUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall26.2 cm (10.3 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 5 NUnited StatesRecord snow depth27.9 cm (11.0 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-MarlboroUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.0 mm (3.2 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
RangeleyUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall76.2 cm (30.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut LakeUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
CornwallUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall35.1 cm (13.8 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
FarmingtonUnited StatesRecord snow depth101.6 cm (40.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
HaverhillUnited StatesRecord snow depth40.6 cm (16.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
LancasterUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall33.5 cm (13.2 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&DUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
WhitehallUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall40.6 cm (16.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
BrookvilleUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
EastportUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
OronoUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville-Stowe State APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall43.2 cm (17.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
NewportUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall43.2 cm (17.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall46.0 cm (18.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
MiddletonUnited StatesRecord snow depth63.5 cm (25.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
HanoverUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall18.0 cm (7.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall43.7 cm (17.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 SUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy FallsUnited StatesRecord snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel 4 NUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall38.1 cm (15.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 WUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.0 cm (6.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784United StatesRecord daily precipitation193.5 mm (7.6 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome AltoPuerto Rico [United States]Record daily precipitation100.3 mm (3.9 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
FarmingtonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall66.0 cm (26.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
HinghamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.4 cm (10.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
N StratfordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall37.6 cm (14.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Union Village DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
MadisonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records
Records on 7 December 2003 by type Records set or tied on 7 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 186. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 142Lowest daily maximum: 142Highest daily minimum: 201Lowest daily minimum: 114Heaviest daily rainfall: 227Heaviest daily snowfall: 172Deepest snow cover: 186Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 186.
Records on 7 December 2003 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum142
Lowest daily maximum142
Highest daily minimum201
Lowest daily minimum114
Heaviest daily rainfall227
Heaviest daily snowfall172
Deepest snow cover186
Records on 7 December 2003 by timescale Records on 7 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 57, daily 1,118. 05001,0001,500all-time: 9monthly: 57daily: 1,118all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 57, daily 1,118.
Records on 7 December 2003 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time9
monthly57
daily1,118

How Much Records Were Beaten By

928 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 2003 Margins by which the 928 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted. 02004006008000 to 100: 772100 to 200: 108200 to 300: 34300 to 400: 13400 to 500: 0500 to 600: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500500 to 600
Margins by which the 928 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 2003
MarginRecords
0 to 100772
100 to 200108
200 to 30034
300 to 40013
400 to 5000
500 to 6001

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 2003
Top 20 records on 7 December 2003 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 December 2003Amherst, USdaily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)100 years79 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Middle Dam, USmonthly snowfall52.3 cm (20.6 in)21.8 cm (8.6 in)75 years76 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Woodstock, USdaily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)30.5 cm (12.0 in)100 years76 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Berlin, USmonthly snowfall68.6 cm (27.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)50 years75 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Northfield, USdaily snowfall43.2 cm (17.0 in)31.8 cm (12.5 in)84 years75 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Canaan, USall-time snowfall61.0 cm (24.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)60 years70 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Dixville Notch, USmonthly snowfall55.9 cm (22.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)61 years69 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Rochester, USmonthly snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)39 years68 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Cavendish, USdaily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)94 years66 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Rochester, USmonthly snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)39 years64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Boonton 1 SE, USdaily snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)84 years64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Alcove Dam, USdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)60 years64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Keene, USmonthly snowfall41.4 cm (16.3 in)8.4 cm (3.3 in)93 years63 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, USdaily rain192.3 mm (7.6 in)134.9 mm (5.3 in)46 years63 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Brockton, USdaily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)92 years62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Bath, USmonthly rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)55.4 mm (2.2 in)24 years62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Hyannis, USdaily rain78.7 mm (3.1 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)88 years61 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003N Creek 5 SE, USdaily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)94 years61 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Aibonito 1 S, PRdaily rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)80 years60 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2003Middleton, USdaily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)33.0 cm (13.0 in)48 years60 of 100 (Major)

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 2003
Records on 12-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2003. 2003 had 1,184 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 2003. 2003 had 1,184 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-16).