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Weather Records on 16 December 1911

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1911. Highest significance: Cobar Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 1911

  • On 16 December 1911, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Cobar Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 16 December 1911.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 16 December 1911 26 station records on 16 December 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 16 December 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 December 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Coan DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GnaltaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BedoobaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
YammaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 16 December 1911 by type Records set or tied on 16 December 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 22. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 22Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 December 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.
Records on 16 December 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall22
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 December 1911 by timescale Records on 16 December 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 December 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25.
Records on 16 December 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1911 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 135 to 10: 510 to 15: 415 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 513
5 to 105
10 to 154
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1911
Top 20 records on 16 December 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 December 1911Cobar Post Office, AUdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)6 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Cobar (Paddington), AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)8 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Wilmington Wb City, USmonthly high min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Camden 3 W, USdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Charlton, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Coan Downs, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Menindee (Weinteriga), AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Atlantic City Marina, USdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Girilambone (Booroomugga), AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Kallara, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Gnalta, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911White Cliffs (Tongo), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)21 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Winbar, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Bedooba, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911White Cliffs (Tarella), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Vineland, USdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1911Narromine (Mumble Peg), AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)4 years5 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 1911
Records on 12-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1911. 1911 had 26 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 1911. 1911 had 26 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).