Weather Records on 16 December 1919

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1919. Highest significance: Moose Factory, CA.

Key Facts for 16 December 1919

On 16 December 1919, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 52 daily.
Moose Factory set a daily record low maximum temperature of -30.6 C (-23.1 F) on 16 December 1919.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 16 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	6
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 52.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1919

Top 20 records on 16 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1919	Moose Factory, CA	daily low max	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Barrie, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.4 cm (1.3 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Southampton, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Beatrice, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	White River, CA	daily low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Owen Sound, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Quebec, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Arnsberg, DE	daily snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	White River, CA	daily low min	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Port Arthur, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Gravenhurst, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1919	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily low min	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	23 years	12 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 52 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 20	42
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1