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Weather Records on 16 December 1918

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1918. Highest significance: Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 1918

  • On 16 December 1918, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Tenterfield (Federation Park) set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 16 December 1918.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 16 December 1918 33 station records on 16 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 16 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
LenoirUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation15.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GodegardSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
AshevilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
MuttaburraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
EdgeroiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcarrolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.1 C (44.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.1 C (41.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 16 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 16 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 21. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.
Records on 16 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 December 1918 by timescale Records on 16 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 16 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1918 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 245 to 10: 510 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 524
5 to 105
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1918
Top 20 records on 16 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 December 1918Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)12 years30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Lenoir, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)45 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Jonkoping, SEdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Varberg, SEdaily rain11.3 mm (0.4 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Boras, SEdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Landsort, SEdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Godegard, SEdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Skara 1, SEdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Stockholm, SEdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Leyburn Post Office, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily high max11.1 C (52.0 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Asheville, USdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Muttaburra, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Sandvig, DKdaily high max8.6 C (47.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Edgeroi, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Tbilisi, GEdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1918Nidingen A, SEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)20 years11 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 1918
Records on 12-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 33 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 1918. 1918 had 33 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).