Weather Records on 16 December 2007

1,301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2007. Highest significance: Dalton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 2007

On 16 December 2007, 1,301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,259 daily.
Dalton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 70.2 mm (2.8 in) on 16 December 2007.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,301 stations

1,301 station records on 16 December 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lancelin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tambrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moweaqua 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jurien Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,301 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 303, Deepest snow cover 221.

Records on 16 December 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	303
Deepest snow cover	221

Records on 16 December 2007 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 1,259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,088 broken records

Margins by which the 1,088 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2007

Top 20 records on 16 December 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2007	Dalton Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 December 2007	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 December 2007	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Angola, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Edgerton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Lancelin, AU	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Watheroo, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Bolgart, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Bowling Green 1 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Union, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Salina, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Port Washington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Tambrey, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Lebanon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2007	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2007	Quambone Station, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2007	Mt Pulaski, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	102 years	59 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2007. 2007 had 1,301 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	855
50 to 100	143
100 to 150	62
150 to 200	20
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1