Weather Records on 16 December 1942

550 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1942. Highest significance: Gujjran, IN.

Key Facts for 16 December 1942

On 16 December 1942, 550 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 541 daily.
Gujjran set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 16 December 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

550 stations

550 station records on 16 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

550 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 16 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 16 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 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 1942

Top 20 records on 16 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1942	Gujjran, IN	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1942	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Nakodar, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Haripad, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Phillaur, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Batala, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Nawabganj, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Ranike, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Lost River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Tohana, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Nainital, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Najibabad, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1942	Dadahor, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 550 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	401
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1