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
Station
Country
Type
Value
Significance
Amherst
United States
Record daily snowfall
26.7 cm (10.5 in)
79 of 100 (Major)
Middle Dam
United States
Record daily snowfall
52.3 cm (20.6 in)
76 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock
United States
Record daily snowfall
45.7 cm (18.0 in)
76 of 100 (Major)
Berlin
United States
Record daily snowfall
68.6 cm (27.0 in)
75 of 100 (Major)
Northfield
United States
Record daily snowfall
43.2 cm (17.0 in)
75 of 100 (Major)
Canaan
United States
Record daily snowfall
61.0 cm (24.0 in)
70 of 100 (Major)
Dixville Notch
United States
Record daily snowfall
55.9 cm (22.0 in)
69 of 100 (Major)
Rochester
United States
Record snow depth
50.8 cm (20.0 in)
68 of 100 (Major)
Cavendish
United States
Record daily snowfall
33.0 cm (13.0 in)
66 of 100 (Major)
Rochester
United States
Record daily snowfall
35.6 cm (14.0 in)
64 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE
United States
Record snow depth
25.4 cm (10.0 in)
64 of 100 (Major)
Alcove Dam
United States
Record daily snowfall
25.4 cm (10.0 in)
64 of 100 (Major)
Keene
United States
Record daily snowfall
41.4 cm (16.3 in)
63 of 100 (Major)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775
United States
Record daily precipitation
192.3 mm (7.6 in)
63 of 100 (Major)
Brockton
United States
Record daily snowfall
27.9 cm (11.0 in)
62 of 100 (Major)
Bath
United States
Record daily precipitation
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
62 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis
United States
Record daily precipitation
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
61 of 100 (Major)
N Creek 5 SE
United States
Record daily snowfall
33.0 cm (13.0 in)
61 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S
Puerto Rico [United States]
Record daily precipitation
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
60 of 100 (Major)
Middleton
United States
Record daily snowfall
45.7 cm (18.0 in)
60 of 100 (Major)
Newport
United States
Record daily snowfall
48.3 cm (19.0 in)
59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury
United States
Record daily snowfall
26.2 cm (10.3 in)
59 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 5 N
United States
Record snow depth
27.9 cm (11.0 in)
58 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro
United States
Record daily snowfall
26.7 cm (10.5 in)
58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office
Australia
Record daily precipitation
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
57 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley
United States
Record daily snowfall
76.2 cm (30.0 in)
56 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam
United States
Record daily snowfall
27.9 cm (11.0 in)
55 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake
United States
Record daily snowfall
45.7 cm (18.0 in)
55 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall
United States
Record daily snowfall
35.1 cm (13.8 in)
55 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington
United States
Record snow depth
101.6 cm (40.0 in)
54 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam
United States
Record daily snowfall
17.8 cm (7.0 in)
54 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill
United States
Record snow depth
40.6 cm (16.0 in)
54 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster
United States
Record daily snowfall
33.5 cm (13.2 in)
54 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D
United States
Record daily snowfall
35.6 cm (14.0 in)
54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall
United States
Record daily snowfall
40.6 cm (16.0 in)
54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville
United States
Record daily snowfall
12.7 cm (5.0 in)
53 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport
United States
Record daily snowfall
19.1 cm (7.5 in)
53 of 100 (Notable)
Orono
United States
Record daily snowfall
33.0 cm (13.0 in)
53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville-Stowe State AP
United States
Record daily snowfall
43.2 cm (17.0 in)
53 of 100 (Notable)
Newport
United States
Record daily snowfall
43.2 cm (17.0 in)
53 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop
United States
Record daily snowfall
46.0 cm (18.1 in)
52 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton
United States
Record snow depth
63.5 cm (25.0 in)
52 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover
United States
Record daily snowfall
18.0 cm (7.1 in)
52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW
United States
Record daily snowfall
43.7 cm (17.2 in)
51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S
United States
Record daily snowfall
30.5 cm (12.0 in)
51 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls
United States
Record snow depth
20.3 cm (8.0 in)
51 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel 4 N
United States
Record daily snowfall
38.1 cm (15.0 in)
51 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W
United States
Record daily snowfall
17.0 cm (6.7 in)
50 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE
United States
Record snow depth
15.2 cm (6.0 in)
50 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784
United States
Record daily precipitation
193.5 mm (7.6 in)
50 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto
Puerto Rico [United States]
Record daily precipitation
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington
United States
Record daily snowfall
66.0 cm (26.0 in)
49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop
United States
Record daily precipitation
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
49 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham
United States
Record daily snowfall
27.4 cm (10.8 in)
49 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford
United States
Record daily snowfall
37.6 cm (14.8 in)
49 of 100 (Notable)
Union Village Dam
United States
Record daily snowfall
33.0 cm (13.0 in)
49 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE
United States
Record snow depth
15.2 cm (6.0 in)
49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE
United States
Record daily snowfall
12.7 cm (5.0 in)
49 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW
United States
Record daily snowfall
19.1 cm (7.5 in)
48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison
United States
Record daily snowfall
25.4 cm (10.0 in)
47 of 100 (Notable)
Counts by Type and Timescale
1,184 records
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 type
Records
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 timescale: all-time 9, monthly 57, daily 1,118.
Records on 7 December 2003 by timescale
Timescale
Records
all-time
9
monthly
57
daily
1,118
How Much Records Were Beaten By
928 broken records
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
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
2003
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
Year
Records
1801
1
1805
1
1812
2
1815
1
1825
2
1832
1
1836
1
1839
1
1844
4
1848
3
1852
1
1856
3
1863
1
1866
1
1868
5
1871
5
1875
6
1879
5
1881
1
1884
2
1885
1
1889
1
1890
2
1891
3
1892
1
1893
5
1894
1
1895
1
1896
8
1897
4
1898
10
1899
3
1900
2
1901
9
1902
16
1903
9
1904
7
1905
3
1906
21
1907
4
1908
24
1909
21
1910
26
1911
7
1912
21
1913
19
1914
32
1915
53
1916
36
1917
52
1918
30
1919
38
1920
81
1921
39
1922
272
1923
128
1924
374
1925
119
1926
372
1927
404
1928
105
1929
146
1930
534
1931
180
1932
555
1933
130
1934
274
1935
270
1936
602
1937
890
1938
279
1939
780
1940
145
1941
139
1942
526
1943
199
1944
357
1945
240
1946
855
1947
240
1948
320
1949
187
1950
1,472
1951
1,751
1952
447
1953
673
1954
445
1955
195
1956
1,358
1957
589
1958
831
1959
539
1960
561
1961
206
1962
642
1963
436
1964
467
1965
476
1966
1,047
1967
386
1968
461
1969
952
1970
724
1971
854
1972
2,239
1973
448
1974
508
1975
404
1976
1,037
1977
1,369
1978
1,882
1979
827
1980
1,314
1981
896
1982
542
1983
957
1984
957
1985
922
1986
1,126
1987
866
1988
582
1989
675
1990
744
1991
698
1992
906
1993
544
1994
1,772
1995
912
1996
1,152
1997
818
1998
2,384
1999
674
2000
1,085
2001
743
2002
917
2003
1,184
2004
1,096
2005
1,433
2006
1,246
2007
1,402
2008
833
2009
972
2010
1,405
2011
1,507
2012
643
2013
2,119
2014
479
2015
1,079
2016
389
2017
508
2018
558
2019
447
2020
597
2021
547
2022
579
2023
952
2024
712
2025
665
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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.