Weather Records on 16 December 1965

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1965. Highest significance: Alpine, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1965

On 16 December 1965, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 563 daily.
Alpine set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 16 December 1965.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 16 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calexico 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rayack	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	113.0 cm (44.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 16 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 16 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1965

Top 20 records on 16 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1965	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Twentynine Palms, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Srikakulam, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Calexico 2 NE, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Larned, US	all-time snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Ely AP, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Albertinia (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Flahult, SE	daily low max	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1965	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 576 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 100	455
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1