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Weather Records on 16 December 1916

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1916. Highest significance: Saint John, CA.

Key Facts for 16 December 1916

  • On 16 December 1916, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Saint John set a monthly record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 16 December 1916.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 16 December 1916 31 station records on 16 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 16 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall37.3 cm (14.7 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.6 cm (8.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MeltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.7 C (-7.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 16 December 1916 by type Records set or tied on 16 December 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 10Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 December 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.
Records on 16 December 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall10
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 December 1916 by timescale Records on 16 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 27.
Records on 16 December 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1916 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1320 to 40: 240 to 60: 160 to 80: 180 to 100: 1100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 1140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2013
20 to 402
40 to 601
60 to 801
80 to 1001
100 to 1200
120 to 1401
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1916
Top 20 records on 16 December 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 December 1916Saint John, CAmonthly snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)43 years39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1916Brome, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)31 years35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1916Portland, USmonthly snowfall37.3 cm (14.7 in)9.4 cm (3.7 in)15 years35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1916Fredericton Unb, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)29 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Portland, USdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)14 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Uman, UAdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Brome, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Kiev, UAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain5.2 mm (0.20 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Putbus, DEdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Chatham 2, CAdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)3.1 cm (1.2 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Dalhousie, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Point Escuminac, CAdaily snowfall20.6 cm (8.1 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Melton, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Lucknow, CAdaily low min-21.7 C (-7.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Vasilevici, BYdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Astrakan, RUdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)14 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1916Guelph Oac, CAdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)13 years6 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 on 12-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 31 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 21798: 21808: 11810: 11814: 21815: 21835: 11839: 11840: 11846: 31852: 11853: 11859: 31864: 11869: 11870: 11872: 11876: 11877: 11878: 21879: 11885: 21886: 21888: 21889: 11890: 41891: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 71897: 41898: 11899: 21900: 21901: 41902: 171903: 61904: 81905: 41906: 51907: 301908: 111909: 51910: 381911: 261912: 311913: 121914: 261915: 551916: 311917: 601918: 331919: 521920: 611921: 351922: 621923: 2051924: 3471925: 931926: 1301927: 2181928: 3381929: 3831930: 3981931: 1681932: 8801933: 7161934: 1631935: 711936: 4291937: 3511938: 1421939: 1,0141940: 6331941: 3481942: 5501943: 4911944: 1891945: 4781946: 3571947: 5061948: 7751949: 1321950: 2721951: 9871952: 3491953: 2651954: 3051955: 3251956: 6501957: 4781958: 4971959: 6051960: 3931961: 8581962: 8591963: 4841964: 6391965: 5761966: 4171967: 8861968: 5571969: 2051970: 7261971: 1,5401972: 1,0201973: 8231974: 5461975: 4931976: 5261977: 9501978: 5321979: 5281980: 1,3221981: 1,4981982: 1,2081983: 1,1561984: 1,9441985: 9831986: 4851987: 1,3771988: 6051989: 3,1811990: 7531991: 6591992: 1,4081993: 6761994: 6981995: 7141996: 7971997: 1,2601998: 6981999: 8212000: 1,1602001: 1,1972002: 9902003: 6792004: 5102005: 1,0732006: 1,0202007: 1,3012008: 2,0492009: 1,0322010: 1,5852011: 7772012: 9122013: 7622014: 4652015: 9252016: 1,5882017: 3492018: 6242019: 7862020: 4152021: 1,4852022: 8362023: 8412024: 7552025: 1,8201793187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-16 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17982
18081
18101
18142
18152
18351
18391
18401
18463
18521
18531
18593
18641
18691
18701
18721
18761
18771
18782
18791
18852
18862
18882
18891
18904
18912
18923
18931
18941
18951
18967
18974
18981
18992
19002
19014
190217
19036
19048
19054
19065
190730
190811
19095
191038
191126
191231
191312
191426
191555
191631
191760
191833
191952
192061
192135
192262
1923205
1924347
192593
1926130
1927218
1928338
1929383
1930398
1931168
1932880
1933716
1934163
193571
1936429
1937351
1938142
19391,014
1940633
1941348
1942550
1943491
1944189
1945478
1946357
1947506
1948775
1949132
1950272
1951987
1952349
1953265
1954305
1955325
1956650
1957478
1958497
1959605
1960393
1961858
1962859
1963484
1964639
1965576
1966417
1967886
1968557
1969205
1970726
19711,540
19721,020
1973823
1974546
1975493
1976526
1977950
1978532
1979528
19801,322
19811,498
19821,208
19831,156
19841,944
1985983
1986485
19871,377
1988605
19893,181
1990753
1991659
19921,408
1993676
1994698
1995714
1996797
19971,260
1998698
1999821
20001,160
20011,197
2002990
2003679
2004510
20051,073
20061,020
20071,301
20082,049
20091,032
20101,585
2011777
2012912
2013762
2014465
2015925
20161,588
2017349
2018624
2019786
2020415
20211,485
2022836
2023841
2024755
20251,820

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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).