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Weather Records on 7 December 1916

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1916. Highest significance: Astrakan, RU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1916

  • On 7 December 1916, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 25 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Astrakan set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 7 December 1916.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 7 December 1916 36 station records on 7 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 7 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AstrakanRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.8 C (33.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 7 December 1916 by type Records set or tied on 7 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 17Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 7 December 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum17
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 December 1916 by timescale Records on 7 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35.
Records on 7 December 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1916 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 225 to 10: 410 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 December 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 522
5 to 104
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1916
Top 20 records on 7 December 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 December 1916Astrakan, RUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Chatham, CAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLmonthly rain11.3 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Madison Wb City, USdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Escanaba, USdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Clermont Sirius St, AUdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)27.0 mm (1.1 in)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Charlottetown, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Houston Wb City, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Port Germein (Telowie), AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Dubuque River, USdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916St John's, CAdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1916Sveg, SEdaily high min-1.0 C (30.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 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

1801 to 1916
Records on 12-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1916. 1916 had 36 records. 01,0002,0003,0001801: 11805: 11812: 21815: 11825: 21832: 11836: 11839: 11844: 41848: 31852: 11856: 31863: 11866: 11868: 51871: 51875: 61879: 51881: 11884: 21885: 11889: 11890: 21891: 31892: 11893: 51894: 11895: 11896: 81897: 41898: 101899: 31900: 21901: 91902: 161903: 91904: 71905: 31906: 211907: 41908: 241909: 211910: 261911: 71912: 211913: 191914: 321915: 531916: 361917: 521918: 301919: 381920: 811921: 391922: 2721923: 1281924: 3741925: 1191926: 3721927: 4041928: 1051929: 1461930: 5341931: 1801932: 5551933: 1301934: 2741935: 2701936: 6021937: 8901938: 2791939: 7801940: 1451941: 1391942: 5261943: 1991944: 3571945: 2401946: 8551947: 2401948: 3201949: 1871950: 1,4721951: 1,7511952: 4471953: 6731954: 4451955: 1951956: 1,3581957: 5891958: 8311959: 5391960: 5611961: 2061962: 6421963: 4361964: 4671965: 4761966: 1,0471967: 3861968: 4611969: 9521970: 7241971: 8541972: 2,2391973: 4481974: 5081975: 4041976: 1,0371977: 1,3691978: 1,8821979: 8271980: 1,3141981: 8961982: 5421983: 9571984: 9571985: 9221986: 1,1261987: 8661988: 5821989: 6751990: 7441991: 6981992: 9061993: 5441994: 1,7721995: 9121996: 1,1521997: 8181998: 2,3841999: 6742000: 1,0852001: 7432002: 9172003: 1,1842004: 1,0962005: 1,4332006: 1,2462007: 1,4022008: 8332009: 9722010: 1,4052011: 1,5072012: 6432013: 2,1192014: 4792015: 1,0792016: 3892017: 5082018: 5582019: 4472020: 5972021: 5472022: 5792023: 9522024: 7122025: 6651801187519001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1916. 1916 had 36 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-07 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18051
18122
18151
18252
18321
18361
18391
18444
18483
18521
18563
18631
18661
18685
18715
18756
18795
18811
18842
18851
18891
18902
18913
18921
18935
18941
18951
18968
18974
189810
18993
19002
19019
190216
19039
19047
19053
190621
19074
190824
190921
191026
19117
191221
191319
191432
191553
191636
191752
191830
191938
192081
192139
1922272
1923128
1924374
1925119
1926372
1927404
1928105
1929146
1930534
1931180
1932555
1933130
1934274
1935270
1936602
1937890
1938279
1939780
1940145
1941139
1942526
1943199
1944357
1945240
1946855
1947240
1948320
1949187
19501,472
19511,751
1952447
1953673
1954445
1955195
19561,358
1957589
1958831
1959539
1960561
1961206
1962642
1963436
1964467
1965476
19661,047
1967386
1968461
1969952
1970724
1971854
19722,239
1973448
1974508
1975404
19761,037
19771,369
19781,882
1979827
19801,314
1981896
1982542
1983957
1984957
1985922
19861,126
1987866
1988582
1989675
1990744
1991698
1992906
1993544
19941,772
1995912
19961,152
1997818
19982,384
1999674
20001,085
2001743
2002917
20031,184
20041,096
20051,433
20061,246
20071,402
2008833
2009972
20101,405
20111,507
2012643
20132,119
2014479
20151,079
2016389
2017508
2018558
2019447
2020597
2021547
2022579
2023952
2024712
2025665

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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).