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Weather Records on 16 December 1909

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1909. Highest significance: Colesberg (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 December 1909

  • On 16 December 1909, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Colesberg (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 16 December 1909.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 16 December 1909 5 station records on 16 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 16 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 16 December 1909 by type Records set or tied on 16 December 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 December 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 16 December 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 December 1909 by timescale Records on 16 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 16 December 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1909 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 10: 110 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 101
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1909
Top 5 records on 16 December 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 December 1909Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)4 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1909Stratford, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max14.2 C (57.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1909Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie24 years3 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)25.4 cm (10.0 in)tie24 years2 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 1909
Records on 12-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 21798: 21808: 11810: 11814: 21815: 21835: 11839: 11840: 11846: 31852: 11853: 11859: 31864: 11869: 11870: 11872: 11876: 11877: 11878: 21879: 11885: 21886: 21888: 21889: 11890: 41891: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 71897: 41898: 11899: 21900: 21901: 41902: 171903: 61904: 81905: 41906: 51907: 301908: 111909: 51910: 381911: 261912: 311913: 121914: 261915: 551916: 311917: 601918: 331919: 521920: 611921: 351922: 621923: 2051924: 3471925: 931926: 1301927: 2181928: 3381929: 3831930: 3981931: 1681932: 8801933: 7161934: 1631935: 711936: 4291937: 3511938: 1421939: 1,0141940: 6331941: 3481942: 5501943: 4911944: 1891945: 4781946: 3571947: 5061948: 7751949: 1321950: 2721951: 9871952: 3491953: 2651954: 3051955: 3251956: 6501957: 4781958: 4971959: 6051960: 3931961: 8581962: 8591963: 4841964: 6391965: 5761966: 4171967: 8861968: 5571969: 2051970: 7261971: 1,5401972: 1,0201973: 8231974: 5461975: 4931976: 5261977: 9501978: 5321979: 5281980: 1,3221981: 1,4981982: 1,2081983: 1,1561984: 1,9441985: 9831986: 4851987: 1,3771988: 6051989: 3,1811990: 7531991: 6591992: 1,4081993: 6761994: 6981995: 7141996: 7971997: 1,2601998: 6981999: 8212000: 1,1602001: 1,1972002: 9902003: 6792004: 5102005: 1,0732006: 1,0202007: 1,3012008: 2,0492009: 1,0322010: 1,5852011: 7772012: 9122013: 7622014: 4652015: 9252016: 1,5882017: 3492018: 6242019: 7862020: 4152021: 1,4852022: 8362023: 8412024: 7552025: 1,8201793187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-16 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17982
18081
18101
18142
18152
18351
18391
18401
18463
18521
18531
18593
18641
18691
18701
18721
18761
18771
18782
18791
18852
18862
18882
18891
18904
18912
18923
18931
18941
18951
18967
18974
18981
18992
19002
19014
190217
19036
19048
19054
19065
190730
190811
19095
191038
191126
191231
191312
191426
191555
191631
191760
191833
191952
192061
192135
192262
1923205
1924347
192593
1926130
1927218
1928338
1929383
1930398
1931168
1932880
1933716
1934163
193571
1936429
1937351
1938142
19391,014
1940633
1941348
1942550
1943491
1944189
1945478
1946357
1947506
1948775
1949132
1950272
1951987
1952349
1953265
1954305
1955325
1956650
1957478
1958497
1959605
1960393
1961858
1962859
1963484
1964639
1965576
1966417
1967886
1968557
1969205
1970726
19711,540
19721,020
1973823
1974546
1975493
1976526
1977950
1978532
1979528
19801,322
19811,498
19821,208
19831,156
19841,944
1985983
1986485
19871,377
1988605
19893,181
1990753
1991659
19921,408
1993676
1994698
1995714
1996797
19971,260
1998698
1999821
20001,160
20011,197
2002990
2003679
2004510
20051,073
20061,020
20071,301
20082,049
20091,032
20101,585
2011777
2012912
2013762
2014465
2015925
20161,588
2017349
2018624
2019786
2020415
20211,485
2022836
2023841
2024755
20251,820

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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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).