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Weather Records on 16 December 1914

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1914. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 16 December 1914

  • On 16 December 1914, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Vastervik set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 16 December 1914.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 16 December 1914 26 station records on 16 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 16 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
NovorossijskRussiaRecord daily precipitation58.9 mm (2.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature40.0 C (104.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
CultowaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.5 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord high minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 16 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 16 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 16 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 December 1914 by timescale Records on 16 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 24.
Records on 16 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1914 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 162 to 4: 44 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 214 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 216
2 to 44
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 142
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1914
Top 20 records on 16 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 December 1914Vastervik, SEmonthly rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)39 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Buffalo, USdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Barrow Creek, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Washington, USdaily low min-11.7 C (10.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily high max21.0 C (69.8 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Novorossijsk, RUmonthly rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low min-11.1 C (12.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Helmond, NLdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min-7.8 C (18.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily low min-28.9 C (-20.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high max40.0 C (104.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily high min4.3 C (39.7 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Cultowa, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914London South, CAdaily low max-8.9 C (16.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain7.5 mm (0.30 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Kiev, UAdaily high max7.0 C (44.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Winnemucca AP, USdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min14.2 C (57.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)17 years9 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 1914
Records on 12-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 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 1914. 1914 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).