Weather Records on 16 December 1978

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1978. Highest significance: Jingymia, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 1978

On 16 December 1978, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 510 daily.
Jingymia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 16 December 1978.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 16 December 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jingymia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Five Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi Bindi East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chohataury	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Puerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.1 C (-36.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Juliana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 16 December 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 16 December 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1978

Top 20 records on 16 December 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1978	Jingymia, AU	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1978	Walebing, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Wialki South, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Chelsea, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Bull Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Five Gums, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Bencubbin, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Trayning, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Bindi Bindi East, AU	monthly rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Rushy Pool, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Kandalaksa, RU	daily low max	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	13.2 C (23.8 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Three Springs, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Fairfield, AU	monthly rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Crooked Pool, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Manley Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Chilton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1978	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	38 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 532 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	460
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1