Weather Records on 12 December 1916

115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1916. Highest significance: Nymagee (Pyramid), AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1916

On 12 December 1916, 115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 111 daily.
Nymagee (Pyramid) set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 12 December 1916.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

115 stations

115 station records on 12 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsons Mount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

115 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 12 December 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 111.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1916

Top 20 records on 12 December 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1916	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1916	Robertsons Mount, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Kaarimba, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Whroo, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Gunnee, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Ottawa, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Kiev, UA	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Madowla Park, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Port Pirie (Valencia), AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1916	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 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

1796 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 115 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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 10	75
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1