Weather Records on 16 December 1953

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1953. Highest significance: Oksoey Fyr, NO.

Key Facts for 16 December 1953

On 16 December 1953, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 256 daily.
Oksoey Fyr set a daily record precipitation of 51.2 mm (2.0 in) on 16 December 1953.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 16 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 272.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1953

Top 20 records on 16 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1953	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1953	Sagunbari, IN	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Dimapur, IN	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Milan, IT	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	159 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Uccle, BE	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Collingwood, CA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Collingwood, CA	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Bijni, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Condeuba, BR	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1953	Riva, IT	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1953	Mannington 1 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1953	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1953	Riva, IT	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1953	Taabinga, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	30 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 265 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	201
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1