Weather Records on 16 December 1976

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1976. Highest significance: Umari, BR.

Key Facts for 16 December 1976

On 16 December 1976, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 507 daily.
Umari set a daily record precipitation of 76.0 mm (3.0 in) on 16 December 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 16 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pirassununga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithers A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibate	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St John A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiberg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wind River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Klotzsche	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Lucia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 16 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 16 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1976

Top 20 records on 16 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1976	Umari, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Southport, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	San Remo, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Pirassununga, BR	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Acude Oros, BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Quatsino, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Banff, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Quatsino, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Smithers A, CA	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1976	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1976	Itabera, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1976	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1976	Fazenda Aterradinho, BR	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1976	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1976	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 526 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	418
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1