Weather Records on 16 December 1943

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1943. Highest significance: Coen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 1943

On 16 December 1943, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 376 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 483 daily.
Coen Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 166.1 mm (6.5 in) on 16 December 1943.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 16 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 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 1943

Top 20 records on 16 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1943	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1943	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1943	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1943	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1943	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1943	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Beaufort, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Saint John, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1943	Plymouth, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	25 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 491 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	373
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1