Weather Records on 12 December 2003

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2003. Highest significance: Newkirk 5NE, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 2003

On 12 December 2003, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 513 daily.
Newkirk 5NE set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 12 December 2003.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 12 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town (Canobla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caldervale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banchory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Essex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
John Redmond Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uchur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mound City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willesley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pokrovskaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 12 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 12 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2003

Top 20 records on 12 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2003	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2003	Gabes, TN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2003	Turtle Lake, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Girard, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Butte 5SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Mt Hope, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Inman 5SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Larned, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Mt Hope, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Pratt 3NW, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Covert, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Geary, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Chumphon, TH	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2003	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 537 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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Data for records on 2003-12-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	341
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1