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Weather Records on 31 December 1916

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1916. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 31 December 1916

  • On 31 December 1916, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Milan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 13.3 C (55.9 F) on 31 December 1916.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 31 December 1916 25 station records on 31 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 31 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-42.8 C (-45.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WhittataAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Marree ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation20.5 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Anna CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
NovorossijskRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
YudnapinnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
CarrietonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 31 December 1916 by type Records set or tied on 31 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 31 December 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 December 1916 by timescale Records on 31 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24.
Records on 31 December 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1916 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 1: 61 to 2: 82 to 3: 83 to 4: 04 to 5: 20 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 16
1 to 28
2 to 38
3 to 40
4 to 52

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1916
Top 20 records on 31 December 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 December 1916Milan, ITdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)89 years37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1916Chicoutimi, CAmonthly low min-42.8 C (-45.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years22 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Armagh, GBdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Salzburg, ATdaily high min4.8 C (40.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Malin Head, IEdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Whittata, AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Charleville Post Office, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Hawkesdale (Post Office), AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Dalhousie, CAdaily low max-17.2 C (1.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Marree Comparison, AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Port Augusta Post Office, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Yalta, UAdaily rain20.5 mm (0.8 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Concordia ASOS, USdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Woomera (Oakden Hills), AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Anna Creek, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Novorossijsk, RUdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Port Augusta West, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)6 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1916Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)15 years7 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

1797 to 1916
Records on 12-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 25 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 11799: 21826: 11836: 11842: 21850: 31853: 11854: 11859: 11860: 11867: 11870: 21872: 21874: 41875: 21876: 21878: 21879: 21880: 21882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 21890: 21891: 81892: 41895: 41897: 61898: 51899: 41900: 31901: 161902: 31903: 31904: 111905: 91906: 311907: 111908: 71909: 51910: 251911: 141912: 171913: 461914: 341915: 321916: 251917: 2391918: 241919: 381920: 641921: 1301922: 831923: 2801924: 1131925: 1831926: 771927: 4911928: 531929: 2241930: 581931: 5431932: 3941933: 4091934: 1811935: 3091936: 5671937: 5001938: 2471939: 2981940: 4671941: 1591942: 3521943: 1591944: 2591945: 2101946: 7071947: 4611948: 5911949: 3841950: 3101951: 1,4211952: 3771953: 4101954: 2861955: 4291956: 2161957: 7241958: 5841959: 4141960: 3891961: 3091962: 8101963: 1,0151964: 3881965: 1,3711966: 3261967: 1,0231968: 1,3711969: 8251970: 5791971: 5681972: 8361973: 1,3701974: 5901975: 7911976: 1,3061977: 6411978: 2,7911979: 4481980: 1,4481981: 7861982: 6391983: 2,2201984: 9421985: 5931986: 6161987: 8451988: 6001989: 5061990: 1,3791991: 7031992: 1,0621993: 7181994: 8781995: 1,1511996: 2,2021997: 9881998: 7391999: 5242000: 1,5752001: 7482002: 1,2322003: 5232004: 1,2782005: 9592006: 2,0892007: 6522008: 6562009: 8672010: 1,5442011: 7392012: 8032013: 6062014: 9032015: 7482016: 6782017: 1,5892018: 6202019: 5932020: 4892021: 1,7392022: 1,4972023: 4742024: 4602025: 7601797187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-31 in each year
YearRecords
17971
17992
18261
18361
18422
18503
18531
18541
18591
18601
18671
18702
18722
18744
18752
18762
18782
18792
18802
18821
18842
18851
18863
18871
18882
18902
18918
18924
18954
18976
18985
18994
19003
190116
19023
19033
190411
19059
190631
190711
19087
19095
191025
191114
191217
191346
191434
191532
191625
1917239
191824
191938
192064
1921130
192283
1923280
1924113
1925183
192677
1927491
192853
1929224
193058
1931543
1932394
1933409
1934181
1935309
1936567
1937500
1938247
1939298
1940467
1941159
1942352
1943159
1944259
1945210
1946707
1947461
1948591
1949384
1950310
19511,421
1952377
1953410
1954286
1955429
1956216
1957724
1958584
1959414
1960389
1961309
1962810
19631,015
1964388
19651,371
1966326
19671,023
19681,371
1969825
1970579
1971568
1972836
19731,370
1974590
1975791
19761,306
1977641
19782,791
1979448
19801,448
1981786
1982639
19832,220
1984942
1985593
1986616
1987845
1988600
1989506
19901,379
1991703
19921,062
1993718
1994878
19951,151
19962,202
1997988
1998739
1999524
20001,575
2001748
20021,232
2003523
20041,278
2005959
20062,089
2007652
2008656
2009867
20101,544
2011739
2012803
2013606
2014903
2015748
2016678
20171,589
2018620
2019593
2020489
20211,739
20221,497
2023474
2024460
2025760

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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).