Weather Records on 16 December 1999

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1999. Highest significance: Bulloo Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 1999

On 16 December 1999, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 794 daily.
Bulloo Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 16 December 1999.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 16 December 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Earaheedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shoup	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duas Bocas (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sisal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 16 December 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 16 December 1999 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 248.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1999

Top 20 records on 16 December 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1999	Bulloo Downs, AU	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1999	Mount Florance, AU	monthly rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1999	Mulga Downs, AU	all-time rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1999	Jackson, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1999	Eagle Butte, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1999	Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Chanchichimila, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Warburton Airfield, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Earaheedy, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Shoup, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Deva, RO	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Fruitland, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Aurland, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Wapello, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	124 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1999	Hanover, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	40 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1999. 1999 had 821 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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Data for records on 1999-12-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	623
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1