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Weather Records in 1900: Year in Review

1,729 weather records were set or tied in 1900, including 512 temperature record highs and 307 record lows, and 443 of them still stand.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

  • 1,729 weather records were set or tied in 1900, including 512 record highs and 307 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature.
  • 443 of the 1,729 records set in 1900 still stand (25.6%).
  • May 1900 had the most records: 179.
  • Australia had the most records in 1900: 524, with 122 highs and 92 lows.
  • 1,623 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1900, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does.

Highs and Lows

Temperature records set or tied in 1900
Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1900
Record highs512
Record lows307

Still Standing

25.6% of the year's records
Records set in 1900 that still stand or have since been beaten
Still stand443 (25.6%)
Since beaten or tied1,286 (74.4%)

A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.

By Type and Timescale

Records set or tied in 1900 by type
Record daily precipitation883
Record high maximum temperature269
Record high minimum temperature243
Record low minimum temperature154
Record low maximum temperature153
Record daily snowfall26
Record snow depth1
Records set or tied in 1900 by timescale
Daily1,661
Monthly66
All-time2

By Month

Records set or tied in each month of 1900 Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1900, all types together. 0 50 100 150 200 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1900, all types together.
Records set or tied in each month of 1900
MonthRecords
Jan156
Feb170
Mar132
Apr147
May179
Jun97
Jul176
Aug144
Sep91
Oct157
Nov143
Dec137

Countries With the Most Records

Countries with the most records set or tied in 1900
CountryRecordsHighsLows
Australia52412292
United States32512483
Sweden22769
Germany1556727
Canada88518
Italy61185
Ireland602024
Netherlands5800
United Kingdom523013
Switzerland432914
Belgium34259
Austria311615
Croatia2200
Czech Republic2048
Algeria1400

The Top 10 Records of 1900

By significance score
The 10 highest significance records of 1900
DateStationCountryRecordValueSignificance
1900-02-06HohenpeissenbergGermanyDaily precipitation21.2 mm (0.8 in)75 of 100 (Major)
1900-01-31Jena SternwarteGermanyDaily precipitation20.9 mm (0.8 in)68 of 100 (Major)
1900-07-05GoulburnAustraliaMonthly precipitation117.3 mm (4.6 in)64 of 100 (Major)
1900-10-19PalermoItalyDaily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)62 of 100 (Major)
1900-12-30OxfordUnited KingdomDaily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)60 of 100 (Major)
1900-01-05Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicDaily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
1900-10-03KarlshamnSwedenDaily precipitation25.6 mm (1.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
1900-12-28KarlshamnSwedenDaily precipitation26.5 mm (1.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
1900-05-24Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaDaily precipitation140.0 mm (5.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
1900-08-25VaexjoeSwedenDaily precipitation43.5 mm (1.7 in)54 of 100 (Notable)

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)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.