Weather Records on 16 December 2000

1,160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2000. Highest significance: Coshocton Wpc Plt, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 2000

On 16 December 2000, 1,160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,133 daily.
Coshocton Wpc Plt set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 16 December 2000.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,160 stations

1,160 station records on 16 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Water Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Tri-State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winvic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hodgenville Lincoln P	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Shade	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,160 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 389, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 240.

Records on 16 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	240

Records on 16 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 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 2000

Top 20 records on 16 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2000	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2000	Albion, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2000	Highmore, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2000	Perry, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Summersville 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Centerville Water Pl, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Zanesville Muni AP, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Huntington Tri-State AP, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Pittsburgh ASOS, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Yacamunda Station, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Ripley, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Licking 4N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Elkader 6 SSW, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Houston, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Bundabaroo, AU	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Marble Hill, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Longton Station, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2000	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	51 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 1,160 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	774
50 to 100	102
100 to 150	39
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2