Weather Records on 16 December 1991

659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1991. Highest significance: Lunawanna, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 1991

On 16 December 1991, 659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 637 daily.
Lunawanna set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 16 December 1991.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

659 stations

659 station records on 16 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside (Macquarie River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shirabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niu Ridge 1035	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Braco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iepe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kitadaito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maydena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

659 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 16 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 16 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1991

Top 20 records on 16 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1991	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1991	Wyelangta, AU	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Usina Pari, BR	daily rain	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Highmarket 2W, US	monthly snowfall	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Weeaproinah, AU	monthly rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Hastings Chalet, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Silvan, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Killora (Grasmere), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Powelltown Dnre, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Gellibrand River West, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Morningside (Macquarie River), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Shirabad, UZ	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Snug Plains (Cataract Falls), AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Mombaca, BR	daily rain	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1991	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	46 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 659 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	556
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1