Weather Records on 16 December 2005

1,073 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2005. Highest significance: Hesperia 4 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 2005

On 16 December 2005, 1,073 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,061 daily.
Hesperia 4 WNW set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 16 December 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,073 stations

1,073 station records on 16 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,073 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 16 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 16 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 1,061.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

891 broken records

Margins by which the 891 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2005

Top 20 records on 16 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2005	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2005	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2005	Narrabri (Mollee), AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2005	Sebewaing, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	127 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Paulding, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Watonga, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Bend, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Buchanan, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2005	Buchanan, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	100 years	46 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,073 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 50	821
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1