Weather Records on 14 December 1916

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1916. Highest significance: Campbelltown 1, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1916

On 14 December 1916, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 96 daily.
Campbelltown 1 set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 14 December 1916.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 14 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tulcumbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 December 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 96.

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 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1916

Top 20 records on 14 December 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1916	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1916	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1916	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	20.4 C (68.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Gavle, SE	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Bobundara, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1916	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	43 years	18 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 96 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	79
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1