Weather Records on 16 December 1995

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1995. Highest significance: Twyfelspoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 December 1995

On 16 December 1995, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 689 daily.
Twyfelspoort set a daily record precipitation of 91.0 mm (3.6 in) on 16 December 1995.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 16 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion Papalo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oufontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 16 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 16 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1995

Top 20 records on 16 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1995	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1995	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1995	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1995	Stockport (Pol), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1995	Klipdrift, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1995	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Geluk (Irr), ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Waterkloof, ZA	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Grafton, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Concepcion Papalo, MX	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Bastia, FR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Hardwick, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	47 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 714 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	536
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1