Weather Records on 4 December 1916

95 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1916. Highest significance: Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1916

On 4 December 1916, 95 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 92 daily.
Moruya Heads Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 4 December 1916.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

95 stations

95 station records on 4 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dural Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

95 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 December 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 92.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records

Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1916

Top 20 records on 4 December 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1916	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1916	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1916	Gospic, HR	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1916	Merungle, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Daylesford, AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Turanville, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Melton, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1916	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	21 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

1796 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 95 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	65
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1