Weather Records on 16 December 1917

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1917. Highest significance: Georgetown, CA.

Key Facts for 16 December 1917

On 16 December 1917, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 59 daily.
Georgetown set a daily record snowfall of 8.1 cm (3.2 in) on 16 December 1917.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 16 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 16 December 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1917

Top 20 records on 16 December 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1917	Georgetown, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Lakefield, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	monthly high min	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Durham, GB	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Burlington, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1917	Northfield, US	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	12 years	16 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 60 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	41
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1