Weather Records on 16 December 1957

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1957. Highest significance: Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 December 1957

On 16 December 1957, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 462 daily.
Lusikisiki (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 83.5 mm (3.3 in) on 16 December 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 16 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	217.5 mm (8.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camptonville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Piedra	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Cn Mouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 16 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 16 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

362 broken records

Margins by which the 362 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1957

Top 20 records on 16 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1957	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1957	Fairmont, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1957	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	217.5 mm (8.6 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1957	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1957	Arcadia, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1957	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1957	Dry Canyon Rsvr, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1957	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1957	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1957	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	monthly low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Colorado City, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high max	2.6 C (36.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Belleville, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Russellville, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Ganca, AZ	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Conception, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1957	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	31 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 478 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	327
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3