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Weather Records on 1 December 1916

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1916. Highest significance: Tarkastad (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 December 1916

  • On 1 December 1916, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Tarkastad (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 1 December 1916.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 1 December 1916 29 station records on 1 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 1 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation48.0 mm (1.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.6 mm (2.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.9 mm (2.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WaverleySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
NelgowrieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.0 mm (1.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle JmaiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
AberfoyleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature2.7 C (36.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
WilleroonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 1 December 1916 by type Records set or tied on 1 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 21. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.
Records on 1 December 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 December 1916 by timescale Records on 1 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 1 December 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 December 1916 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1710 to 20: 520 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 December 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1017
10 to 205
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1916
Top 20 records on 1 December 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 December 1916Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)44.2 mm (1.7 in)7 years46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1916Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Lawrence Post Office, AUdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)14 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Middleton (Sar), ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZAdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Menindee (Weinteriga), AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Waverley, ZAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Nelgowrie, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Sterkstroom (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Yamba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max11.1 C (52.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Halifax, CAdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Branxholme (Bassett), AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Menangle Jmai, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Walsingham 1, ZAdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily high max7.8 C (46.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years12 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

1797 to 1916
Records on 12-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001797: 11805: 11807: 21810: 11817: 21821: 11823: 21831: 11849: 11856: 31857: 11858: 11861: 11863: 11869: 21871: 11872: 31873: 61875: 81876: 41877: 11879: 71884: 31885: 31886: 11887: 21888: 31889: 21890: 61891: 11892: 21893: 11894: 11895: 41896: 41897: 101898: 51899: 41901: 51902: 71903: 131904: 41905: 111906: 31907: 81908: 401909: 641910: 391911: 451912: 371913: 531914: 1421915: 231916: 291917: 521918: 321919: 781920: 1921921: 551922: 851923: 701924: 1351925: 1451926: 1151927: 2711928: 851929: 5151930: 1281931: 3371932: 3831933: 6561934: 6671935: 1641936: 4331937: 2381938: 1591939: 3461940: 3001941: 3911942: 4241943: 931944: 4781945: 2591946: 2241947: 3921948: 2521949: 3131950: 4371951: 5851952: 7621953: 2831954: 3081955: 6241956: 3381957: 2951958: 5311959: 3551960: 2581961: 3731962: 1,0731963: 2821964: 1,1811965: 5981966: 9951967: 6011968: 8831969: 6731970: 1,2991971: 5741972: 8431973: 8881974: 1,3391975: 1,0071976: 1,2941977: 1,1661978: 7771979: 8741980: 1,0191981: 1,3201982: 1,7591983: 1,2751984: 5131985: 3,8741986: 8031987: 1,0201988: 5381989: 8221990: 5141991: 2,1241992: 5521993: 5971994: 7171995: 1,3861996: 1,4481997: 7361998: 1,6981999: 7902000: 7772001: 1,2112002: 6372003: 6272004: 1,0332005: 8152006: 2,8662007: 1,4272008: 8792009: 9272010: 1,9912011: 9472012: 1,0272013: 4002014: 6772015: 8502016: 3842017: 4962018: 8072019: 8032020: 5672021: 2,0302022: 5842023: 6092024: 6362025: 6791797187318961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-01 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18051
18072
18101
18172
18211
18232
18311
18491
18563
18571
18581
18611
18631
18692
18711
18723
18736
18758
18764
18771
18797
18843
18853
18861
18872
18883
18892
18906
18911
18922
18931
18941
18954
18964
189710
18985
18994
19015
19027
190313
19044
190511
19063
19078
190840
190964
191039
191145
191237
191353
1914142
191523
191629
191752
191832
191978
1920192
192155
192285
192370
1924135
1925145
1926115
1927271
192885
1929515
1930128
1931337
1932383
1933656
1934667
1935164
1936433
1937238
1938159
1939346
1940300
1941391
1942424
194393
1944478
1945259
1946224
1947392
1948252
1949313
1950437
1951585
1952762
1953283
1954308
1955624
1956338
1957295
1958531
1959355
1960258
1961373
19621,073
1963282
19641,181
1965598
1966995
1967601
1968883
1969673
19701,299
1971574
1972843
1973888
19741,339
19751,007
19761,294
19771,166
1978777
1979874
19801,019
19811,320
19821,759
19831,275
1984513
19853,874
1986803
19871,020
1988538
1989822
1990514
19912,124
1992552
1993597
1994717
19951,386
19961,448
1997736
19981,698
1999790
2000777
20011,211
2002637
2003627
20041,033
2005815
20062,866
20071,427
2008879
2009927
20101,991
2011947
20121,027
2013400
2014677
2015850
2016384
2017496
2018807
2019803
2020567
20212,030
2022584
2023609
2024636
2025679

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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).