Weather Records on 16 December 2004

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2004. Highest significance: El Obeid, SD.

Key Facts for 16 December 2004

On 16 December 2004, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 490 daily.
El Obeid set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 16 December 2004.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 16 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkelangen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenampa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Opelika	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamay	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Desert Resorts Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gruidora	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Udskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Temazcal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino Lagunas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yokosuka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mapimi	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cerano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mariano Abasolo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acuitzio del Canje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Opstveit	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hatanga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-47.6 C (-53.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2004

Top 20 records on 16 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Haines AP, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Tomakomai, JP	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Jemez Springs, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Bjorkelangen II, NO	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Hachijojima, JP	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Kelly Rch, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Presa Malpais, MX	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Tenampa (Cfe), MX	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Merluna, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Cuba, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2004	Old Delamere, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2004	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily high min	25.5 C (77.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2004	Sivas, TR	all-time low min	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2004	Atequiza, MX	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2004	Rio Blanco Lower, PR	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2004	Krasnaja Poljana, RU	daily low min	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 510 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 20	381
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1