Weather Records on 4 December 2016

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 2016. Highest significance: Robstown, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 2016

On 4 December 2016, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 506 daily.
Robstown set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 4 December 2016.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 4 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Valga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Welder Wildlife Foundation	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dothan Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Afjord - Momyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Overhalla - Unnset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips Bench	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gore	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 4 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 4 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 2016

Top 20 records on 4 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 2016	Robstown, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2016	Bemidji, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2016	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2016	Valga, LV	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2016	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2016	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Rockefeller Wl Refuge, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Kingsville, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Riomedina, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Welder Wildlife Foundation, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	118 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Nixon, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Cotulla la Salle Co AP, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Jixi, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2016	Eide Pa Nordmore, NO	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	49 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

1796 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 533 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	389
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2