Weather Records on 16 December 1951

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1951. Highest significance: Lankaran, AZ.

Key Facts for 16 December 1951

On 16 December 1951, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 780 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 938 daily.
Lankaran set a daily record precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 16 December 1951.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 16 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 458, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 322, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 16 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	458
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	322
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 16 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 47, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1951

Top 20 records on 16 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1951	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Itabatinga, BR	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Guaraciaba Do Norte, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Araci, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Toledo Blade, US	monthly low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Quixeramobim, BR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1951	Aijal, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1951	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1951	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	67 years	33 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 987 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	720
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1