Weather Records on 6 December 2016

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 2016. Highest significance: Albany 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 2016

On 6 December 2016, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 532 daily.
Albany 3 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.8 mm (5.8 in) on 6 December 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 6 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin Is #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mayport Pilot STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sapelo Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 6 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 6 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 40, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 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

6 December 2016

Top 20 records on 6 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 2016	Albany 3 SE, US	monthly rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	104 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 December 2016	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2016	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2016	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Brooklet 1 W, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Tifton, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Rugby, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Dauphin Is #2, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Drake 9 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Mayport Pilot STN, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Mc Laughlin 2SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Jixi, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Camilla 3SE, US	all-time rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Headland, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Mc Henry 3W, US	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2016	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	108 years	47 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

1804 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2016. 2016 had 575 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 50	449
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3