Weather Records on 16 December 1948

775 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1948. Highest significance: Rowlesburg 1, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1948

On 16 December 1948, 775 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
393 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 719 daily.
Rowlesburg 1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 16 December 1948.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

775 stations

775 station records on 16 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hinton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmietfontein"Knap Draai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

775 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 16 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 16 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 55, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1948

Top 20 records on 16 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1948	Rowlesburg 1, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Tiffin, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Russellville, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Weston, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Litchfield, AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	La Rue, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Confluence 1 NW, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Coldwater, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Dover 1 W, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Hinton 1, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Mannington 1 N, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1948	Palmietfontein"Knap Draai, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 775 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 100	622
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1