Weather Records on 16 December 1941

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1941. Highest significance: Jacksonville, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1941

On 16 December 1941, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 345 daily.
Jacksonville set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 16 December 1941.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 16 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Sir Samuel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie City Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1941

Top 20 records on 16 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1941	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1941	Mount Sir Samuel, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1941	Ashland, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1941	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1941	Port Orford 2, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1941	Prairie City Rs, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1941	Riddle, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1941	Chittur, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1941	Ebrach, DE	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Triprayar, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Mukundapuram, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	West Branch, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Landsburg, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1941	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	28 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 348 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	271
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2