Weather Records on 18 December 1916

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1916. Highest significance: Novorossijsk, RU.

Key Facts for 18 December 1916

On 18 December 1916, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 55 daily.
Novorossijsk set a daily record precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 18 December 1916.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

57 stations

57 station records on 18 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 18 December 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 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.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1916

Top 20 records on 18 December 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1916	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1916	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1916	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1916	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1916	Yalta, UA	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1916	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1916	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Edmonton, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Edmonton, CA	monthly rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1916	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	25 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

1793 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 57 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 10	31
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1