Weather Records on 13 December 1916

207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1916. Highest significance: Glen Innes Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1916

On 13 December 1916, 207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 199 daily.
Glen Innes Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 13 December 1916.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

207 stations

207 station records on 13 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

207 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 13 December 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1916

Top 20 records on 13 December 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1916	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1916	Yallaroi, AU	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Watervale, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Auburn, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Bologna, IT	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Wallabadah, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Eversleigh, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1916	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1916	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1916	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1916	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1916	Stonehenge, AU	all-time rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	26 years	32 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 207 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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	160
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1