Weather Records on 16 December 1984

1,944 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1984. Highest significance: Bruning, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1984

On 16 December 1984, 1,944 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
853 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,857 daily.
Bruning set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 December 1984.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,944 stations

1,944 station records on 16 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roca	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Florida	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Staplehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cokato	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,944 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 493, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 360, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 743, Heaviest daily snowfall 140, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 16 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	493
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	360
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	743
Heaviest daily snowfall	140
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 16 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 85, daily 1,857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,680 broken records

Margins by which the 1,680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1984

Top 20 records on 16 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1984	Bruning, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Wishek, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Uanda, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Ashland #2, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Woodward, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Denison, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Superior, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Tekamah, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Nevada City, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Coldwater, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Great Bend 3WNW, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Belleville, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Beaver, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Hebron, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1984	Virginia, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 1,944 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	1,588
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2