Weather Records on 13 December 2016

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2016. Highest significance: Condinup, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 2016

On 13 December 2016, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 385 daily.
Condinup set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 13 December 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 13 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bakers Hill Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nha Trang	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gindalbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	246.1 mm (9.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seemore Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coppin Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swanara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Litang	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kybo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarockin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milanville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truth Or Consequences Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunelm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turpan	China	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westerville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 13 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 13 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2016

Top 20 records on 13 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2016	Condinup, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 December 2016	Eyre, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2016	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, AU	monthly rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2016	Bakers Hill Csiro, AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2016	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Bonneville Dam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Quondong, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Packwood, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Nha Trang, VN	daily rain	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Happy Valley, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Xenia 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Kennewick, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Redwing, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Gindalbie, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2016	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	44 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 397 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	486
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	299
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2