Weather Records on 16 December 1915

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1915. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1915

On 16 December 1915, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 54 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 16 December 1915.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 16 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 December 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1915

Top 20 records on 16 December 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1915	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1915	Gospic, HR	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1915	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1915	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1915	Stony Mountain, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Dartmouth, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Umea, SE	monthly low max	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	Stony Mountain, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1915	St Albans, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	20 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 55 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-16 in each year
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.

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

Margin	Records
0 to 20	40
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2