Weather Records on 1 December 2016

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 2016. Highest significance: Huade, CN.

Key Facts for 1 December 2016

On 1 December 2016, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 355 daily.
Huade set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 1 December 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 1 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huade	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Souda Airport	Greece	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
WFO Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ambodedjo	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graterford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Headland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gobernador Castello	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva (Ronda del Este)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Branch STN 324.5	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hujirt	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bougouni	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esquel Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula Wildlife Ref	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hafsas	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uybat	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 1 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 1 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 2016

Top 20 records on 1 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 2016	Huade, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2016	Turtle Lake, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2016	Ponce 4 E, PR	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Knoxville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Oravska Lesna, SK	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Souda Airport, GR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Turtle Lake, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Le Bourget, FR	daily low min	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	WFO Sterling, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Heraklion, GR	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Samsun, TR	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2016	Sibiti, CG	monthly high min	22.9 C (73.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	55 years	36 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

1797 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2016. 2016 had 384 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	307
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2