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Weather Records on 17 December 1902

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1902. Highest significance: Rokewood (the Meadows), AU.

Key Facts for 17 December 1902

  • On 17 December 1902, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Rokewood (the Meadows) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 17 December 1902.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

47 stations
Weather records on 17 December 1902 47 station records on 17 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
47 station records on 17 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 December 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.3 mm (2.6 in)61 of 100 (Major)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.7 mm (2.3 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordeaux RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.0 mm (3.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.5 mm (2.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.0 mm (1.8 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation17.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.3 C (68.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records
Records on 17 December 1902 by type Records set or tied on 17 December 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 43. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 43Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 December 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 43.
Records on 17 December 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall43
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 December 1902 by timescale Records on 17 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 5daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 42.
Records on 17 December 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly5
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 December 1902 Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.7. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2710 to 20: 920 to 30: 430 to 40: 440 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 December 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 1027
10 to 209
20 to 304
30 to 404
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1902
Top 20 records on 17 December 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 December 1902Rokewood (the Meadows), AUmonthly rain66.3 mm (2.6 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)26 years61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1902Daylesford, AUdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)35.1 mm (1.4 in)27 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1902Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)35.0 mm (1.4 in)16 years47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1902Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)27.1 mm (1.1 in)6 years46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1902Portland, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)29 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1902Mount Gambier Post Office, AUmonthly rain57.7 mm (2.3 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)41 years37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1902Cordeaux River, AUdaily rain81.0 mm (3.2 in)46.7 mm (1.8 in)13 years36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1902Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain61.5 mm (2.4 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)13 years32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)16 years32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Boorolong, AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)14 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Bendigo Prison, AUmonthly rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)38 years30 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Albury, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)7 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUmonthly rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)42 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Wahgunyah, AUmonthly rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)21 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain16.7 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1902Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)6 years20 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

1793 to 1902
Records on 12-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 47 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21796: 11806: 21808: 21814: 11815: 11839: 11845: 11846: 41847: 11848: 11859: 31866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21873: 21876: 31877: 21878: 11879: 21881: 21885: 11886: 11888: 21889: 21890: 41892: 41893: 21894: 41895: 31896: 41897: 41898: 21899: 11900: 61901: 51902: 471903: 21904: 141905: 21906: 171907: 91908: 131909: 51910: 371911: 121912: 151913: 211914: 171915: 311916: 211917: 211918: 211919: 1091920: 971921: 941922: 1201923: 1701924: 5051925: 791926: 1721927: 1431928: 3591929: 2211930: 3621931: 2171932: 6841933: 7101934: 2001935: 871936: 5041937: 3791938: 1181939: 1,1261940: 2481941: 2611942: 5071943: 4441944: 1891945: 6211946: 2071947: 2581948: 3161949: 2961950: 2941951: 7731952: 2771953: 2831954: 4091955: 4191956: 4481957: 6861958: 5401959: 5481960: 4921961: 9111962: 6761963: 5311964: 1,2391965: 4821966: 5161967: 1,1211968: 3381969: 2381970: 8201971: 7811972: 6011973: 1,0161974: 3901975: 4741976: 5071977: 1,0241978: 7101979: 9511980: 1,1161981: 1,3541982: 5691983: 1,2641984: 1,6181985: 1,2101986: 7431987: 1,1911988: 4811989: 2,9051990: 8661991: 5771992: 1,4611993: 7611994: 6851995: 9561996: 1,2121997: 1,2791998: 6951999: 9012000: 1,5662001: 1,2622002: 8582003: 7512004: 5542005: 8062006: 1,3072007: 1,1002008: 1,3542009: 9262010: 1,4052011: 4302012: 9422013: 7182014: 3702015: 1,3782016: 1,5212017: 4082018: 4982019: 9172020: 7682021: 9082022: 5952023: 9312024: 5602025: 1,1981793187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 47 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-17 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17961
18062
18082
18141
18151
18391
18451
18464
18471
18481
18593
18661
18671
18681
18692
18732
18763
18772
18781
18792
18812
18851
18861
18882
18892
18904
18924
18932
18944
18953
18964
18974
18982
18991
19006
19015
190247
19032
190414
19052
190617
19079
190813
19095
191037
191112
191215
191321
191417
191531
191621
191721
191821
1919109
192097
192194
1922120
1923170
1924505
192579
1926172
1927143
1928359
1929221
1930362
1931217
1932684
1933710
1934200
193587
1936504
1937379
1938118
19391,126
1940248
1941261
1942507
1943444
1944189
1945621
1946207
1947258
1948316
1949296
1950294
1951773
1952277
1953283
1954409
1955419
1956448
1957686
1958540
1959548
1960492
1961911
1962676
1963531
19641,239
1965482
1966516
19671,121
1968338
1969238
1970820
1971781
1972601
19731,016
1974390
1975474
1976507
19771,024
1978710
1979951
19801,116
19811,354
1982569
19831,264
19841,618
19851,210
1986743
19871,191
1988481
19892,905
1990866
1991577
19921,461
1993761
1994685
1995956
19961,212
19971,279
1998695
1999901
20001,566
20011,262
2002858
2003751
2004554
2005806
20061,307
20071,100
20081,354
2009926
20101,405
2011430
2012942
2013718
2014370
20151,378
20161,521
2017408
2018498
2019917
2020768
2021908
2022595
2023931
2024560
20251,198

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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).