Weather Records on 16 December 2016

1,588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2016. Highest significance: Otis, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 2016

On 16 December 2016, 1,588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 384 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,536 daily.
Otis set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 16 December 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,588 stations

1,588 station records on 16 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nephi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Altenbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton (Bents Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolaus #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eumungerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kiln	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond Trail	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk Creek #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels-Strawberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth-Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,588 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 240, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 614, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 16 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	240
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	614
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 16 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 48, daily 1,536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,380 broken records

Margins by which the 1,380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2016

Top 20 records on 16 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2016	Otis, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 December 2016	Beechal, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	112 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Sugar City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Barellan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	126 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Richmond, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	94 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	105 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Binya Post Office, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Nephi, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Yenda (Henry Street), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Quilpie Airport, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Alpine, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Altenbern, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Colstrip, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Julian Cdf, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2016	Lamar Rs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1793 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 1,588 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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	1,276
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2