Weather Records on 14 December 2016

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2016. Highest significance: Linjiang, CN.

Key Facts for 14 December 2016

On 14 December 2016, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 629 daily.
Linjiang set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 14 December 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 14 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Ollala 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Connell 12 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chiba	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Red Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Rim	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigelow Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeba	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordoba Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Camel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 14 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 14 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 2016

Top 20 records on 14 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2016	Linjiang, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2016	Paisley, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly high min	27.1 C (80.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	147 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	St Francisville, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Summer Lake 1 S, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Circleville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Summer Lake 1 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Kennewick, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Shirakawa, JP	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Bonneville Dam, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Choshi, JP	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Adin Rs, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	McDermitt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Upper Ollala 1N, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Connell 12 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2016	Silver Creek, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 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 650 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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 50	465
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1