Weather Records on 16 December 1963

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1963. Highest significance: Gaylord, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1963

On 16 December 1963, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 299 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 474 daily.
Gaylord set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 16 December 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 16 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riacho de Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 16 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 16 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1963

Top 20 records on 16 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1963	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Ipira (Camisao), BR	all-time rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Jequie, BR	monthly rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Ephrata, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Salvador, BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Daroca, ES	daily low min	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1963	Cumberland, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1963	Arlington, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1963	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1963	Lodi, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1963	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1963	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1963	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	56 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 484 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	341
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1