Weather Records on 16 December 1931

168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1931. Highest significance: Vashon Island, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1931

On 16 December 1931, 168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 166 daily.
Vashon Island set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 16 December 1931.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

168 stations

168 station records on 16 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deoli	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

168 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 166.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

147 broken records

Margins by which the 147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1931

Top 20 records on 16 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1931	Vashon Island, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1931	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1931	Devgad, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1931	Ladner, CA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Enid, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Ft Duchesne, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Minden, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Port Jervis, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Prescott, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Moab, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Lakhnadon, IN	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1931	Rajapur, IN	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 168 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 50	145
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1