Weather Records on 15 December 1916

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1916. Highest significance: Ny City Cntrl Park, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1916

On 15 December 1916, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
Ny City Cntrl Park set a daily record snowfall of 32.3 cm (12.7 in) on 15 December 1916.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 15 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.

Records on 15 December 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	13
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records

Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1916

Top 20 records on 15 December 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1916	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1916	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1916	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1916	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	State College, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	9 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Vineland, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Paterson, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Philadelphia City, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Stony Mountain, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	31 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	2 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1916	Concord, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5 years	13 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

1793 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 40 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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 50	23
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2