Weather Records on 16 December 1907
30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1907. Highest significance: Rokewood (the Meadows), AU.
Key Facts for 16 December 1907
- On 16 December 1907, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 27 daily.
- Rokewood (the Meadows) set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 16 December 1907.
- Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.
Record Map
30 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rokewood (the Meadows) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.3 mm (1.3 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cooma Lambie Street | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 53.3 mm (2.1 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Urana (Butherwah) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 44.5 mm (1.8 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wentworth Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Yanco (Billinbah East) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 42.7 mm (1.7 in) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gabo Island Lighthouse | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Goulburn River @ Shepparton | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jerilderie (Yanko Station) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 74.2 mm (2.9 in) | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wahgunyah | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.1 mm (2.1 in) | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kiandra Chalet | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 109.5 mm (4.3 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Eden (Caravan Park) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ararat Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Alexandra (Post Office) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Thelangerin East | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kinchega | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Queanbeyan Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Berrybank | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.7 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Booligal (Ulonga) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bendigo Prison | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ivanhoe (Wokabity) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Collendina | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 28.2 mm (1.1 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 11.9 mm (0.5 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Warracknabeal Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bobadah (Melrose) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Goonoo Goonoo Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mulwala Homestead | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record high maximum temperature | 22.1 C (71.8 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hatfield (Clare) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Point Clark | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
30 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 0 |
| Highest daily minimum | 0 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 28 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 3 |
| daily | 27 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
29 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 10 |
| 5 to 10 | 5 |
| 10 to 15 | 3 |
| 15 to 20 | 3 |
| 20 to 25 | 2 |
| 25 to 30 | 6 |
Top 20 by Significance
16 December 1907| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December 1907 | Rokewood (the Meadows), AU | daily rain | 33.3 mm (1.3 in) | 29.0 mm (1.1 in) | 34 years | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| 16 December 1907 | Cooma Lambie Street, AU | daily rain | 53.3 mm (2.1 in) | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 28 years | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| 16 December 1907 | Urana (Butherwah), AU | daily rain | 44.5 mm (1.8 in) | 29.0 mm (1.1 in) | 27 years | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| 16 December 1907 | Wentworth Post Office, AU | daily rain | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 24.9 mm (1.0 in) | 19 years | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| 16 December 1907 | Yanco (Billinbah East), AU | daily rain | 42.7 mm (1.7 in) | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 4 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU | daily rain | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 27.7 mm (1.1 in) | 13 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU | daily rain | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 4 years | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU | monthly rain | 74.2 mm (2.9 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 36 years | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Wahgunyah, AU | daily rain | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 4 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU | monthly rain | 52.1 mm (2.1 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 13 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Kiandra Chalet, AU | monthly rain | 109.5 mm (4.3 in) | 8.7 mm (0.34 in) | 13 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Eden (Caravan Park), AU | daily rain | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 16.6 mm (0.7 in) | 28 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Ararat Post Office, AU | daily rain | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 15 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Alexandra (Post Office), AU | daily rain | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 15 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Thelangerin East, AU | daily rain | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 16.2 mm (0.6 in) | 20 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Kinchega, AU | daily rain | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 11.4 mm (0.4 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU | daily rain | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 10.1 mm (0.4 in) | 34 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Berrybank, AU | daily rain | 15.7 mm (0.6 in) | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 15 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Booligal (Ulonga), AU | daily rain | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 4.8 mm (0.19 in) | 20 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 December 1907 | Bendigo Prison, AU | daily rain | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 3.6 mm (0.14 in) | 20 years | 15 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 1907| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 2 |
| 1798 | 2 |
| 1808 | 1 |
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1814 | 2 |
| 1815 | 2 |
| 1835 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1846 | 3 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1853 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1896 | 7 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1901 | 4 |
| 1902 | 17 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1906 | 5 |
| 1907 | 30 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 38 |
| 1911 | 26 |
| 1912 | 31 |
| 1913 | 12 |
| 1914 | 26 |
| 1915 | 55 |
| 1916 | 31 |
| 1917 | 60 |
| 1918 | 33 |
| 1919 | 52 |
| 1920 | 61 |
| 1921 | 35 |
| 1922 | 62 |
| 1923 | 205 |
| 1924 | 347 |
| 1925 | 93 |
| 1926 | 130 |
| 1927 | 218 |
| 1928 | 338 |
| 1929 | 383 |
| 1930 | 398 |
| 1931 | 168 |
| 1932 | 880 |
| 1933 | 716 |
| 1934 | 163 |
| 1935 | 71 |
| 1936 | 429 |
| 1937 | 351 |
| 1938 | 142 |
| 1939 | 1,014 |
| 1940 | 633 |
| 1941 | 348 |
| 1942 | 550 |
| 1943 | 491 |
| 1944 | 189 |
| 1945 | 478 |
| 1946 | 357 |
| 1947 | 506 |
| 1948 | 775 |
| 1949 | 132 |
| 1950 | 272 |
| 1951 | 987 |
| 1952 | 349 |
| 1953 | 265 |
| 1954 | 305 |
| 1955 | 325 |
| 1956 | 650 |
| 1957 | 478 |
| 1958 | 497 |
| 1959 | 605 |
| 1960 | 393 |
| 1961 | 858 |
| 1962 | 859 |
| 1963 | 484 |
| 1964 | 639 |
| 1965 | 576 |
| 1966 | 417 |
| 1967 | 886 |
| 1968 | 557 |
| 1969 | 205 |
| 1970 | 726 |
| 1971 | 1,540 |
| 1972 | 1,020 |
| 1973 | 823 |
| 1974 | 546 |
| 1975 | 493 |
| 1976 | 526 |
| 1977 | 950 |
| 1978 | 532 |
| 1979 | 528 |
| 1980 | 1,322 |
| 1981 | 1,498 |
| 1982 | 1,208 |
| 1983 | 1,156 |
| 1984 | 1,944 |
| 1985 | 983 |
| 1986 | 485 |
| 1987 | 1,377 |
| 1988 | 605 |
| 1989 | 3,181 |
| 1990 | 753 |
| 1991 | 659 |
| 1992 | 1,408 |
| 1993 | 676 |
| 1994 | 698 |
| 1995 | 714 |
| 1996 | 797 |
| 1997 | 1,260 |
| 1998 | 698 |
| 1999 | 821 |
| 2000 | 1,160 |
| 2001 | 1,197 |
| 2002 | 990 |
| 2003 | 679 |
| 2004 | 510 |
| 2005 | 1,073 |
| 2006 | 1,020 |
| 2007 | 1,301 |
| 2008 | 2,049 |
| 2009 | 1,032 |
| 2010 | 1,585 |
| 2011 | 777 |
| 2012 | 912 |
| 2013 | 762 |
| 2014 | 465 |
| 2015 | 925 |
| 2016 | 1,588 |
| 2017 | 349 |
| 2018 | 624 |
| 2019 | 786 |
| 2020 | 415 |
| 2021 | 1,485 |
| 2022 | 836 |
| 2023 | 841 |
| 2024 | 755 |
| 2025 | 1,820 |
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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.
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