Weather Records on 16 December 1979

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1979. Highest significance: Leyburn Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 1979

On 16 December 1979, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 512 daily.
Leyburn Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 16 December 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 16 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tapirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.3 cm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Sarapu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pirapitingui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juquia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ourinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juquitiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ballantine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1979

Top 20 records on 16 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1979	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Victoria Hill, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Usina Batista, BR	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Salto de Pirapora, BR	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Pedro Barros, BR	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Tapirai, BR	all-time rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Ridgetown, CA	daily snowfall	10.3 cm (4.1 in)	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Bairro Do Sarapu, BR	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Corupa (Hansa), BR	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Capivari, BR	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Angatuba, BR	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Usina Turvinho, BR	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Turvo, BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Divisa de Anitapolis, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Registro, BR	monthly rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1979	Stillwater Power House, CA	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 528 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 50	399
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1