Weather Records on 16 December 2001

1,197 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2001. Highest significance: Orenburg, RU.

Key Facts for 16 December 2001

On 16 December 2001, 1,197 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,161 daily.
Orenburg set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 16 December 2001.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,197 stations

1,197 station records on 16 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marmboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lehigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,197 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 374, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 405, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 16 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	374
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 16 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 1,161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

989 broken records

Margins by which the 989 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2001

Top 20 records on 16 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2001	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 December 2001	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Paris, US	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Victoria Downs, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Waldron, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Hewitt, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Terrell, US	monthly rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2001	Gravette, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2001	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2001	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2001	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2001	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2001	Hugo, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	58 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,197 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 2001-12-16: 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 25	853
25 to 50	90
50 to 75	34
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2