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Weather Records on 17 December 1916

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1916. Highest significance: Port Dover, CA.

Key Facts for 17 December 1916

  • On 17 December 1916, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Port Dover set a daily record snowfall of 13.0 cm (5.1 in) on 17 December 1916.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 17 December 1916 21 station records on 17 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 17 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LuganskUkraineRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-4.9 C (23.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation21.2 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
NovorossijskRussiaRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall40.6 cm (16.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 17 December 1916 by type Records set or tied on 17 December 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 December 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 17 December 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 December 1916 by timescale Records on 17 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 19.
Records on 17 December 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 December 1916 Margins by which the 18 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. 0510150 to 10: 1110 to 20: 320 to 30: 330 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 18 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.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 December 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1011
10 to 203
20 to 303
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1916
Top 20 records on 17 December 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 December 1916Port Dover, CAdaily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)39 years22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Gorki, BYdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Lugansk, UAdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Springbok, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max-0.2 C (31.6 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Cap Chat, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Paris, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Stratford, CAdaily low min-20.0 C (-4.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Cet Central England, GBdaily low min-4.9 C (23.2 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Bird Rocks, CAdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Durham, GBdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Cet Central England, GBdaily low max0.9 C (33.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Novorossijsk, RUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Bic, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Bic, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Cap Madeleine, CAmonthly rain (Tie)40.6 mm (1.6 in)tie32 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1916Cap Madeleine, CAmonthly snowfall (Tie)40.6 cm (16.0 in)tie32 years5 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 12-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 21 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21796: 11806: 21808: 21814: 11815: 11839: 11845: 11846: 41847: 11848: 11859: 31866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21873: 21876: 31877: 21878: 11879: 21881: 21885: 11886: 11888: 21889: 21890: 41892: 41893: 21894: 41895: 31896: 41897: 41898: 21899: 11900: 61901: 51902: 471903: 21904: 141905: 21906: 171907: 91908: 131909: 51910: 371911: 121912: 151913: 211914: 171915: 311916: 211917: 211918: 211919: 1091920: 971921: 941922: 1201923: 1701924: 5051925: 791926: 1721927: 1431928: 3591929: 2211930: 3621931: 2171932: 6841933: 7101934: 2001935: 871936: 5041937: 3791938: 1181939: 1,1261940: 2481941: 2611942: 5071943: 4441944: 1891945: 6211946: 2071947: 2581948: 3161949: 2961950: 2941951: 7731952: 2771953: 2831954: 4091955: 4191956: 4481957: 6861958: 5401959: 5481960: 4921961: 9111962: 6761963: 5311964: 1,2391965: 4821966: 5161967: 1,1211968: 3381969: 2381970: 8201971: 7811972: 6011973: 1,0161974: 3901975: 4741976: 5071977: 1,0241978: 7101979: 9511980: 1,1161981: 1,3541982: 5691983: 1,2641984: 1,6181985: 1,2101986: 7431987: 1,1911988: 4811989: 2,9051990: 8661991: 5771992: 1,4611993: 7611994: 6851995: 9561996: 1,2121997: 1,2791998: 6951999: 9012000: 1,5662001: 1,2622002: 8582003: 7512004: 5542005: 8062006: 1,3072007: 1,1002008: 1,3542009: 9262010: 1,4052011: 4302012: 9422013: 7182014: 3702015: 1,3782016: 1,5212017: 4082018: 4982019: 9172020: 7682021: 9082022: 5952023: 9312024: 5602025: 1,1981793187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-17 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17961
18062
18082
18141
18151
18391
18451
18464
18471
18481
18593
18661
18671
18681
18692
18732
18763
18772
18781
18792
18812
18851
18861
18882
18892
18904
18924
18932
18944
18953
18964
18974
18982
18991
19006
19015
190247
19032
190414
19052
190617
19079
190813
19095
191037
191112
191215
191321
191417
191531
191621
191721
191821
1919109
192097
192194
1922120
1923170
1924505
192579
1926172
1927143
1928359
1929221
1930362
1931217
1932684
1933710
1934200
193587
1936504
1937379
1938118
19391,126
1940248
1941261
1942507
1943444
1944189
1945621
1946207
1947258
1948316
1949296
1950294
1951773
1952277
1953283
1954409
1955419
1956448
1957686
1958540
1959548
1960492
1961911
1962676
1963531
19641,239
1965482
1966516
19671,121
1968338
1969238
1970820
1971781
1972601
19731,016
1974390
1975474
1976507
19771,024
1978710
1979951
19801,116
19811,354
1982569
19831,264
19841,618
19851,210
1986743
19871,191
1988481
19892,905
1990866
1991577
19921,461
1993761
1994685
1995956
19961,212
19971,279
1998695
1999901
20001,566
20011,262
2002858
2003751
2004554
2005806
20061,307
20071,100
20081,354
2009926
20101,405
2011430
2012942
2013718
2014370
20151,378
20161,521
2017408
2018498
2019917
2020768
2021908
2022595
2023931
2024560
20251,198

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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).