Weather Records on 16 December 2011

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2011. Highest significance: Mitchell Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 2011

On 16 December 2011, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 758 daily.
Mitchell Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 76.8 mm (3.0 in) on 16 December 2011.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 16 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Val de Loire	France	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jochmus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kapellebrug	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neuhaus Am Rennweg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2011

Top 20 records on 16 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2011	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2011	Francistown, BW	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Schierke, DE	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	123 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Jose Cardel, MX	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Gundare, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Fortuna 1 W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Weiden, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Ozuluama, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Hugo 1 NW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Biard, FR	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Birx/Rhon, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Ostheim V.D. Rhon, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Gravesend Post Office, AU	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2011	Durham, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	113 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 777 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 20	612
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1