Weather Records on 16 December 1975

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1975. Highest significance: Papkuil, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 December 1975

On 16 December 1975, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 486 daily.
Papkuil set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 16 December 1975.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 16 December 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Harmony, Rich	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista Do Tupim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cramenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Finke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olifantshoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 16 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 16 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1975

Top 20 records on 16 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1975	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1975	Baynesfield Estate, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Intake, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Campbell (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Wilo (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Groenvlei (Skl), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Emblem, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Rietvallei, ZA	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Kaalplaas, ZA	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Hamilton Station, AU	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Little Harmony, Rich, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Bizana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1975	Tennyson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	42 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 493 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 25	375
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1